"keep to the straight and narrow" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 坚持正道
• 保持正直

Definition

以道德正直的方式行事，避免不良行为或诱惑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个带有正式或文学色彩的成语，表示保持正直、避免诱惑。常用于建议或评价某人的行为。口语中不太常用。

Examples

His parents taught him to keep to the straight and narrow.

他的父母教他**坚持正道**。

If you keep to the straight and narrow, you will avoid trouble.

如果你**坚持正道**，你就能避免麻烦。

The teacher encouraged everyone to keep to the straight and narrow at school.

老师鼓励大家在学校里**坚持正道**。

After his trouble with the law, he tried hard to keep to the straight and narrow.

在惹上法律麻烦后，他努力**坚持正道**。

It isn’t always easy to keep to the straight and narrow when your friends make bad choices.

当你的朋友做出错误选择时，**坚持正道**并不容易。

My grandmother often says that life is better if you keep to the straight and narrow.

我奶奶常说，如果**坚持正道**，生活会更好。