"straight and narrow" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 正道
• 规矩的道路

Definition

以诚实守规的方式生活或行为，遵守规则，不惹麻烦。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于表达“stay on the straight and narrow”。语气带点老派或道德感，专指行为端正，不涉及实际道路。

Examples

It's important to stay on the straight and narrow if you want people to trust you.

如果你想让人信任你，保持走**正道**很重要。

He found it hard to keep to the straight and narrow after his friends started making trouble.

他发现自从朋友开始惹麻烦后，很难走**正道**。

Teachers encourage students to stay on the straight and narrow.

老师鼓励学生走**正道**。

After his time in jail, he promised his mother he'd walk the straight and narrow.

坐牢后，他向母亲保证自己会走**正道**。

It’s not always easy to stay on the straight and narrow when everyone else is bending the rules.

当别人都在钻空子时，要一直走**正道**并不容易。

Whenever I feel lost, I remember what my dad said about sticking to the straight and narrow.

每当我觉得迷失时，我会想起爸爸关于坚持**正道**的话。