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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.
布的这一面是正的吗？
Is this the right side of the cloth?
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
那人正是吴教授。
It was none other than Professor Wu.
- 6
v.make right; correct; rectify; set right
正误
correct errors
正音
correct one's pronunciation
改正
correct
修正
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
- 正宗[word]orthodox school; authentic
- 正面[word]front; obverse side
- 正确[word]correct
- 正色[word]pure colours; stern
- 正好[word]just in time; happen to
- 正交[word]direct cross; orthogonality
- 正负[word]plus-minus
- 正文[word]main text
- 正大[word]upright
- 正正经经[idiom]in earnest
- 正儿八经[idiom]serious
- 正本清源[idiom]radically reform
- 正人君子[idiom]a man of honour/ integrity
- 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
- 正大光明[idiom]be open and aboveboard
- 正经八百[idiom]earnest; standard
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.