正气 zhèngqì healthy atmosphere
healthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity; (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)
How to remember 正气: 正 upright + 气 air = healthy atmosphere.
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How it is used
- 'Righteousness, moral integrity, healthy spirit' - 弘扬正气 (hóngyáng zhèngqì) to promote uprightness.
- The upstanding moral atmosphere or personal integrity that resists what is wrong.
- Also TCM 'vital energy' (resistance to illness); the moral sense dominates everyday use.