正

zhèngㄓㄥˋ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
straight
2
upright
3
proper
4
main
5
principal
6
to correct
7
to rectify
8
exactly

Examples

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他正坐在会议室里。

他正坐在會議室裏。

He's sitting in the meeting room.

她现在正待在她叔叔家。

她現在正待在她叔叔家。

She is now staying at her uncle's house.

我正流着汗。

I'm dripping with sweat.

屋檐上正滴下雨水。

The eaves are dripping.

請糾正我的發音。

Please correct my pronunciation.

Characters

Character breakdown

一

yī

one

止

zhǐ

to stop

Related: 正

修正

xiū zhèng

to revise; to amend; to rectify

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

指正

zhǐ zhèng

to point out mistakes or weak points for correction

改正

gǎi zhèng

to correct

方正

fāng zhèng

see 方正縣|方正县[Fang1 zheng4 Xian4]

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

正常

zhèng cháng

regular

正式

zhèng shì

formal; official

Stroke practice

Practice writing 正

Characters

simplified script

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