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| Pronunciation |
: |
zhèng |
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| Meaning |
: |
- straight; upright. (adj)
- situated in the middle; main. (adj)
- correct; right. (adj)
- punctually; sharp. (adj)
- positive; plus. (adj)
- just; right; precisely; exactly. (adv)
- just (doing something); just now. (adv)
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| Radical |
: |
止 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
正 |
| Usage |
: |
53.3% |
| Notes |
: |
also as zhēng |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
honest; reasonable; just when |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
just right;just in time |
| 4. |
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: |
facade; the right side; positive |
Sentences:
| 1. This photograph is not hung straight. |
| zhè |
fú |
zhào |
piàn |
guà |
de |
bú |
zhèng |
。 |
| 这 |
幅 |
照 |
片 |
挂 |
得 |
不 |
正 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 幅 |
: |
measure word |
| 照片 |
: |
photo |
| 挂 |
: |
hang |
| 得 |
: |
(particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 正 |
: |
straight |
|
| 2. This young man has regular features. |
| zhè |
xiǎo |
huǒ |
zi |
wǔ |
guān |
duān |
zhèng |
。 |
| 这 |
小 |
伙 |
子 |
五 |
官 |
端 |
正 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 小伙子 |
: |
young man |
| 五官 |
: |
the five sense organs (ears, eyes, lips, nose and tongue) |
| 端正 |
: |
proper, upright, regular |
|
| 3. The teacher is correcting his pronunciation errors. |
| lǎo |
shī |
zhèng |
zài |
jiū |
zhèng |
tā |
dú |
yīn |
de |
cuò |
wù |
。 |
| 老 |
师 |
正 |
在 |
纠 |
正 |
他 |
读 |
音 |
的 |
错 |
误 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 老师 |
: |
teacher |
| 正在 |
: |
in process of |
| 纠正 |
: |
correct |
| 他 |
: |
he, his |
| 读音 |
: |
pronunciation |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 错误 |
: |
error |
|
| 4. Just like what I have said, he is an honest person. |
| zhèng |
rú |
wǒ |
shuō |
de |
， |
tā |
shì |
yí |
gè |
zhèng |
zhí |
de |
rén |
。 |
| 正 |
如 |
我 |
说 |
的 |
， |
他 |
是 |
一 |
个 |
正 |
直 |
的 |
人 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 正如 |
: |
just like |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 说 |
: |
say |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 一 |
: |
a, one |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 正直 |
: |
honest |
| 人 |
: |
person |
|
| 5. You should adopt (or take) a correct attitude. |
| nǐ |
yīng |
gāi |
bào |
zhe |
zhèng |
què |
de |
tài |
dù |
。 |
| 你 |
应 |
该 |
抱 |
着 |
正 |
确 |
的 |
态 |
度 |
。 |
|
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 应该 |
: |
should |
| 抱 |
: |
cherish; harbour; handle |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 正确 |
: |
correct |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 态度 |
: |
attitude |
|
| 6. His behaviour is far from normal. |
| tā |
de |
xíng |
wéi |
jí |
bú |
zhèng |
cháng |
。 |
| 他 |
的 |
行 |
为 |
极 |
不 |
正 |
常 |
。 |
|
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| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 行为 |
: |
behaviour |
| 极 |
: |
very |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 正常 |
: |
normal |
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