正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 起立 qǐ lì to stand / Stand up! syn 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 正直 zhèng zhí upright / upstanding / honest syn 替身 tì shēn stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else syn 主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 正派 zhèng pài (of a person) upright / respectable / decent / (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable syn 笔直 筆直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright syn 端正 duān zhèng upright / regular / proper / correct syn 直立 zhí lì erect / upright / vertical syn 坚挺 堅挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright / strong (of currency) syn 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 正值 zhèng zhí just at the time of / honest / upright / (math.) positive value syn 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square syn 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 端坐 duān zuò to sit upright syn 清正 qīng zhèng upright and honorable syn 怦怦 pēng pēng thumping sound (onom.) / to be eager and anxious (to do sth) / faithful and upright syn 光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom) / straightforward and upright syn 青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn 竖立 豎立 shù lì to erect / to set upright / to stand syn 清贫 清貧 qīng pín poor but upright / destitute syn 昂然 áng rán upright and unafraid syn 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature syn 清官 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional) syn 刚正不阿 剛正不阿 gāng zhèng bù ē upright and plainspoken syn 嶙峋 lín xún bony (of people) / craggy / rugged (of terrain) / upright (of people) syn 刚正 剛正 gāng zhèng honest / upright syn 刚烈 剛烈 gāng liè resolute and upright in character / unyielding / staunch syn 苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch syn 鱼头 魚頭 yú tóu fish head / fig. upright and unwilling to compromise 扶正 fú zhèng to set sth upright or straight / to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal) / (old) to raise from concubine to wife status 正人君子 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman / man of honor syn 竖直 豎直 shù zhí vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old) 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò to sit upright and still (idiom) syn 铁面 鐵面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person 刚直 剛直 gāng zhí upright and outspoken syn 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship 偏斜 piān xié crooked / not upright / diverging from straight line / improper / dishonest syn 兀立 wù lì to stand upright and motionless syn 巍然屹立 wēi rán yì lì to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom) / towering majestically / (of a person) to stand up against sb 腰 yāo the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch / pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) syn 戳 chuō to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal syn 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn 碑 bēi a monument / an upright stone tablet / stele / CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4] syn 耿 gěng (literary) bright / brilliant / honest / upright syn 端方 duān fāng upright / honest / proper / correct 清官难断家务事 清官難斷家務事 qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb) 矗 chù lofty / upright syn 伉 kàng spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken syn 受 shòu to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom syn 指 zhǐ finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end syn 支持 zhī chí to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 代表 dài biǎo representative / delegate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2] / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of syn 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand syn 退后 退後 tuì hòu to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions syn 独立 獨立 dú lì independent / independence / to stand alone syn 站住 zhàn zhù to stand syn 对抗 對抗 duì kàng to withstand / to resist / to stand off / antagonism / confrontation syn 与众不同 與眾不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng to stand out from the masses (idiom) syn 警卫 警衛 jǐng wèi to stand guard over / (security) guard syn 主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of / to manage or direct / to preside over / to uphold / to stand for (justice etc) / to host (a TV or radio program etc) / (TV) anchor syn 立 lì to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately syn 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold / (common) cold / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] / (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) / (Tw) to detest / can't stand syn 象征 象徵 xiàng zhēng emblem / symbol / token / badge / to symbolize / to signify / to stand for syn 架子 jià zi shelf / frame / stand / framework / airs / arrogance syn 警戒 jǐng jiè to warn / to alert / to be on the alert / to stand guard / sentinel syn 出众 出眾 chū zhòng to stand out / outstanding syn 抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng to resist / to make a stand and fight (against) syn 把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper / to keep guard on a gate 不堪 bù kān cannot bear / cannot stand / utterly / extremely syn 立正 lì zhèng to stand straight / attention! (order to troops) syn 受审 受審 shòu shěn to stand trial / to be on trial (for a crime) 车位 車位 chē wèi parking spot / unloading point / garage place / stand for taxi 出马 出馬 chū mǎ to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring syn 顶住 頂住 dǐng zhù to withstand / to stand up to syn 站立 zhàn lì to stand / standing / on one's feet syn 对峙 對峙 duì zhì (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other syn 支架 zhī jià trestle / support / stand / frame / (medicine) stent / to prop up / to resist / to withstand (an enemy attack etc) 底细 底細 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up syn 自立 zì lì independent / self-reliant / self-sustaining / to stand on one's own feet / to support oneself syn 台子 臺子 tái zi platform / stand syn 稍息 shào xī (military) Stand at ease! 诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) syn 倒立 dào lì a handstand / to turn upside down / to stand on one's head / upside down syn 败露 敗露 bài lù (of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed syn 站稳 站穩 zhàn wěn to stand firm syn 屹立 yì lì to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing) syn 站岗 站崗 zhàn gǎng to stand guard / to serve on sentry duty syn 立足 lì zú to stand / to have a footing / to be established / to base oneself on 不好惹 bù hǎo rě not to be trifled with / not to be pushed around / stand no nonsense 经不起 經不起 jīng bu qǐ can't stand it / to be unable to bear / to be unable to resist syn 自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living syn 不胜 不勝 bù shèng cannot bear or stand / be unequal to / very / extremely syn 敌视 敵視 dí shì hostile / malevolence / antagonism / to view as enemy / to stand against syn 