公正
gōngzhèng
fair, just, impartial
Part of speech · adjective
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Examples
- 裁判必须公正。A referee must be impartial.
- 司法公正是社会的基石。Judicial fairness is the cornerstone of society.
Collocations
公正无私公平公正司法公正公正廉洁
Mnemonic
公 gōng "fair, public" + 正 zhèng "upright, correct": fair and upright, i.e. just, impartial. Same as the Korean word gong-jeong (公正). Handling matters uprightly without bias or private interest (公正无私 just and selfless, 司法公正 judicial fairness). Where 公平 (fairness) leans toward equal distribution, 公正 focuses on being upright and free of private interest. 公 means "fair, public" (公平, 公开); 正 means "upright, correct" (正确, 正义).
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公平正义公道正直
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