zhèng

HSK 3

正 (zhèng) is a Chinese word meaning “straight; upright; proper”.

Meanings

  1. 1straight
  2. 2upright
  3. 3proper
  4. 4main
  5. 5principal
  6. 6to correct
  7. 7to rectify
  8. 8exactly
  9. 9just (at that time)
  10. 10right (in that place)
  11. 11(math.) positive
Part of speech
adjective

Related words

正first month of the lunar year真正genuine; real; true正在to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing正常normal; regular正确correct; sound; right; proper反正anyway正是is precisely正好just (in time)正式formal; official正义justice公正just; fair; equitable正当timely

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