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

日 jīn zhèng rì Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011
大光明 zhèng dà guāng míng just and honorable
常 fēi zhèng cháng abnormal; irregular
jiào zhèng to proofread and correct; to edit and rectify; to correct; to calibrate
值 zhèng zhí just at the time of; honest; upright; (math.) positive value
zhǐ zhèng to point out mistakes or weak points for correction; to comment; criticism
堂堂 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square
传 zhèng zhuàn main subject of long novel; true biography
qīng zhèng upright and honorable
言顺 míng zhèng yán shùn in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate
名 zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature; rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
法 zhèng fǎ to execute; the law
电子 zhèng diàn zǐ positron (antiparticle of the electron)
yán zhèng sternly; solemn
拨乱反 bō luàn fǎn zhèng bring order out of chaos; set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
路 zhèng lù the right way
不务业 bù wù zhèng yè not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's proper duties
儿八经 zhèng ér bā jīng serious; earnest; real; true
反 zhèng fǎn positive and negative; pros and cons; inside and outside
极 zhèng jí positive pole
剧 zhèng jù bourgeois tragedy
步 zhèng bù goose-step (for military parades)
规军 zhèng guī jūn regular army; standing army
寿终寝 shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
品 zhèng pǐn certified goods; quality product; normal product; A-class goods