正
zhèng
HSK level: HSK 2
Meaning
straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly
Other reading: zhēng
first month of the lunar year
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Examples
我们正参与。
wǒ men zhèng cān yù。
We're involved.
我正流着汗。
wǒ zhèng liú zhe hàn。
I'm dripping with sweat.
婴儿睡得正香。
yīng ér shuì dé zhèng xiāng。
The baby was fast asleep.
Words with this character
正在 zhèng zài to be in the process of真正 zhēn zhèng genuine正常 zhèng cháng normal正确 zhèng què correct正是 zhèng shì is precisely正式 zhèng shì formal反正 fǎn zhèng anyway正好 zhèng hǎo just公正 gōng zhèng just正义 zhèng yì justice正当 zhèng dàng honest正面 zhèng miàn front纠正 jiū zhèng to correct正规 zhèng guī regular修正 xiū zhèng to revise正经 zhèng jīng decent改正 gǎi zhèng to correct正直 zhèng zhí upright正如 zhèng rú just as正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school矫正 jiǎo zhèng to correct正视 zhèng shì to face squarely更正 gēng zhèng to correct