公正 gōngzhèng just
just; fair; equitable
How to remember 公正: 公 public + 正 upright = just.
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How it is used
- Fair and impartial in judgment - 公正的裁判 (gōngzhèng de cáipàn) an impartial referee/ruling.
- Overlaps with 公平 (gōngpíng, fair) but 公正 stresses uprightness and freedom from bias in how a decision is made, while 公平 stresses equal treatment of parties.
- Common in legal, judicial, and evaluative contexts.