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正
zhèng
1.
just (right)
2.
main
3.
upright
4.
straight
5.
correct
6.
positive
7.
greater than zero
8.
principle
9.
to correct
10.
to rectify
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
中正
Zhōngzhèng
posthumous name of Chiang Kai-shek [[蔣介石|蒋介石<JiǎngJièshí>]]
中正
zhōngzhèng
fair and honest
令正
lìngzhèng
Your esteemed number one wife (honorific)
修正
xiūzhèng
to revise
公正
gōngzhèng
just
刚正
gāngzhèng
honest
匡正
kuāngzhèng
to correct
反正
fǎnzhèng
anyway
严正
yánzhèng
sternly
大正
Dàzhèng
Taishō, reign name 1912-1926 of Japanese emperor Yoshihito [[嘉仁]]
宗正
zōngzhèng
Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
居正
jūzhèng
(literary) to follow the right path
指正
zhǐzhèng
to point out mistakes or weak points for correction
拨正
bōzhèng
set right
改正
gǎizhèng
to correct
方正
Fāngzhèng
Fangzheng county in Harbin [[哈爾濱|哈尔滨<Hāěrbīn>]], Heilongjiang
方正
fāngzhèng
clear and square
更正
gēngzhèng
to correct
校正
jiàozhèng
to proofread and correct
正中
zhèngzhōng
middle
Example Sentences (2)
我还没想好呢，正想听听你的建议。你觉得在选择职业时，收入重要吗？
Wǒ hái méi xiǎnghǎo ne, zhèng xiǎng tīngtīng nǐ de jiànyì. Nǐ juéde zài xuǎnzé zhíyè shí, shōurù zhòngyào ma?
I haven't decided yet, and I was hoping to hear your advice. Do you think income is important when choosing a career?
Text 3
我去的那天正赶上六一儿童节，许多父母带着孩子去动物园。入口处排队的人很多，动物园里热闹极了。熊猫们也变得特别活泼，我还给它们照了不少照片呢。
Wǒ qù de nàtiān zhèng gǎnshàng liùyī értóngjié, xǔduō fùmǔ dài zhe háizi qù dòngwùyuán. Rùkǒuchù páiduì de rén hěnduō, dòngwùyuán lǐ rènao jí le. Xióngmāomen yě biàn de tèbié huópō, wǒ hái gěi tāmen zhào le bùshǎo zhàopiàn ne.
The day I went happened to be Children's Day on June 1st, and many parents took their children to the zoo. There were many people lining up at the entrance, and the zoo was extremely lively. The pandas were especially lively, too, and I also took quite a few photos of them.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 128
- Word Frequency Rank
- 339 of 84,292