Chinese word

公正

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng zhèng

Meaning

  • adjectivefair

Example

裁判官应该保持公正。cái pàn guān yīng gāi bǎo chí gōng zhèng

The referee should be fair.

Illustration for 公正 (fair)

More examples

法官的判决必须公正，才能赢得公众信任。fǎ guān de pàn jué bì xū gōng zhèng cái néng yíng dé gōng zhòng xìn rèn

A judge's verdict must be fair to win the public's trust.

Core concept

A standard for judging people or matters without personal bias, so treatment follows the same principles or facts for everyone.

Common phrases

  • 公正的措施gōng zhèng de cuò shī

    fair measures

  • 公正的判决gōng zhèng de pàn jué

    fair verdict

Similar words

公平gōng píng: Fair through equal treatment for people under the same conditions.
平等píng děng: Equal in rights and treatment, with no person or group given special status.
中立zhōng lì: Neutral by avoiding support for either side and keeping judgment unbiased.

Definition in Chinese

在处理事务或做出裁决时，不受个人偏好或外界不当影响，按照既定原则或事实给予平等对待。zài chú lǐ shì wù huò zuò chū cái jué shí bú shòu gè rén piān hào huò wài jiè bú dàng yíng xiǎng àn zhào jì dìng yuán zé huò shì shí jí yǔ píng děng duì dài

Word origin

公 (gōng, "public") + 正 (zhèng, "right") combines concern for what is public with the idea of correctness, giving the word its sense of principled, unbiased judgment.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use fair for anything reasonable, while this word is most precise when a decision or process must avoid favoritism.

Other meanings

  • impartialadjective

Opposites

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