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正Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5
Antonyms: 歪 邪 枉 侧 倒 反 副 偏 误 斜
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 止
Ideographic:A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
    • 止 [ zhǐ ] to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
Similar Characters: 止
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1
Pinyin: zhèng
English Definition:straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive
Chinese Definition:
①不偏斜，与“歪”相对：正午。正中(zhòng)。正襟危坐。
②合于法则的：正当(dàng)。正派。正楷。正规。正大光明。正言厉色。拨乱反正。
③合于道理的：正道。正确。正义。正气。
④恰好：正好。正中(zhòng)下怀。
⑤表示动作在进行中：他正在开会。
⑥两者相对，好的、强的或主要的一方，与“反”相对，与“副”相对：正面。正本。
⑦纯，不杂：正色。正宗。正统。纯正。
⑧改去偏差或错误：正骨。正误。正音。正本清源。
⑨图形的各个边的长度和各个角的大小都相等的：正方形。
⑩指失去电子的，与“负”相对：正电。
⑾大于零的，与“负”相对：正数。
⑿姓氏。
Example Words:
正在HSK 2 zhèng zài just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)
真正HSK 4 zhēn zhèng genuine; real; true; genuinely
正是HSK 5 zhèng shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
正确HSK 4 zhèng què correct; proper
正式HSK 4 zhèng shì formal; official
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2
Pinyin: zhēng
English Definition:first month of the lunar year
Chinese Definition:
①(正月)农历一年的第一个月。简称“正”，如“新正”。
Example Words:
正月HSK 6 zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year
新正HSK 5 xīn zhēng see 正月
正月初一 zhēng yuè chū yī New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
正仓院 zhēng cāng yuàn Shōsō-in, treasure house belonging to Tōdai-ji 東大寺 , Nara 奈良 , Japan, an extensive repository of imperial treasures from Tang times; described as the east-most end of the Silk road
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Example Sentences
1
tā
她
zhèng zài
正在
zuò fàn
做饭
。
She is cooking.
2
tā
他
zhèng zài
正在
kāi chē
开车
。
He is driving.
3
wǒ
我
zhèng zài
正在
chī fàn
吃饭
。
I am eating.
4
tā
他
zhèng zài
正在
huì huà
绘画
。
He is painting.
5
bà ba
爸爸
zhèng zài
正在
kàn diàn shì
看电视
Dad is watching TV
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