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理直气壮

lǐ zhí qì zhuàng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 理直氣壯

理直气壮 (lǐ zhí qì zhuàng) means "in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's con". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 理直气壮 means

1. in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
2. to have the courage of one's convictions
3. just and forceful

The characters in 理直气壮

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 直zhístraight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 气qìgas; air; smell; weather
• 壮zhuàngto strengthen; strong; robust

Where 理直气壮 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · lèng–lǐ (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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