zhèng

right, proper, correct

HSK 2 #129

DEFINITIONS

正 zhèng
  • straight
  • upright
  • proper
  • main
  • principal
  • to correct
  • to rectify
  • exactly
  • just (at that time)
  • right (in that place)
  • (math.) positive
正 zhēng
  • first month of the lunar year

STROKES

WORDS

廉明 qīng zhèng lián míng upright and honest
牙齿矫器 yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng qì orthodontic braces
牙齒矯器 yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng qì orthodontic braces
矯枉過 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
jiǎo zhèng to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten
透镜 jiǎo zhèng tòu jìng correcting lens
透鏡 jiǎo zhèng tòu jìng correcting lens
yìng zhèng staunchly honest
社会义 shè huì zhèng yì social justice
社會義 shè huì zhèng yì social justice
jiū zhèng to correct; to make right
chún zhèng pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest
辞严 yì zhèng cí yán to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
辭嚴 yì zhèng cí yán to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
不怕鞋歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe; an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
不怕鞋歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe; an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
薛居 xuē jū zhèng Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
guī zhèng to admonish
guī zhèng to admonish
言歸傳 yán guī zhèng zhuàn to return to the topic (idiom); to get back to the main point
dìng zhèng to make a correction
训民音 xùn mín zhèng yīn Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul
訓民音 xùn mín zhèng yīn Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul
诚心意 chéng xīn zhèng yì see 誠心誠意|诚心诚意[cheng2 xin1 cheng2 yi4]
誠心意 chéng xīn zhèng yì see 誠心誠意|诚心诚意[cheng2 xin1 cheng2 yi4]