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Final(T3):èngVideo guide
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Structure:Single-component character
Strokes:
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Traditional:
正
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
adj.(as opposed to "crooked") straight
正南
due south
正前方
due front
正北
due north
antonym
- 2
adv.be doing; just (doing something); just now
孩子们正在写作业。
The children are doing their homework.
他正吃着饭呢。
He is having dinner.
她正在看书。
She is reading a book.
- 3
adj.as opposed to "reverse") front; obverse
事物都有正反两面。
Everything has two sides.
胶卷的正面
the right side of the film
这张纸的正反两面都很光洁。
Both sides of this paper are shiny and smooth.
antonym
- 4
adj.(as opposed to "by the side") in the centre; main
正殿
main palace
正房
principal rooms
正厅
main hall
- 5
adv.just; right; precisely; exactly
尺寸正合适
just the right size
正因如此
just because of this
正如你所说
just as you say
- 6
v.make right; correct; rectify; set right
正误
correct errors
正音
correct one's pronunciation
改正
correct
- 7
adj.regular; standard
正楷
regular script
正体字
standardized form of Chinese characters
端正
standard
- 8
adj.(of a polygon) equilateral and equiangular
正方形
square
- 9
adj.(of colour, flavour, etc.) pure
正味
pure flavours
正红
pure red
正黄
pure yellow
- 10
adj.(as opposed to "negative") positive; plus
正数
positive number
正号
positive sign
antonym
- 11
adj.(as compared with "secondary", or "vice") principal; chief; major
正教授
full professor
正文
text
Words and phrases with 正
- 正视[word]face up to; take something seriously and not shrink
- 正向[word]forward direction
- 正大[word]upright
- 正负[word]plus-minus
- 正午[word]high noon
- 正统[word]feudal succession; orthodox
- 正确性[word]correctness
- 正题[word]subject/topic/theme of a talk or an essay; thesis
- 正义[word]justice; just
- 正儿八经[idiom]serious
- 正正经经[idiom]in earnest
- 正本清源[idiom]radically reform
- 正经八百[idiom]earnest; standard
- 正人君子[idiom]a man of honour/ integrity
- 正大光明[idiom]be open and aboveboard
- 正襟危坐[idiom]straighten one's clothes and sit properly
- 正中下怀[idiom]fit in exactly with somebody's wishes
- 正气凛然[idiom]awe-inspiring uprightness
Word usage
- Note"正" is usually pronounced as "zhèng"; when pronounced as "zhēng", it is a noun morpheme, such as "正月", which refers to the first month of the lunar calendar.