正 zhēng

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Traditional form

正 zhēng

Contains the radical

止 zhǐ

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

A foot 止 zhǐ stopping in the right place 一 yī

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱一止

Explanation

Pictograph of a foot (止 zhǐ ) heading toward a city. Based on the original meaning "go on a military campaign", now written as 征 zhēng . The meaning later shifted to "power", "rule" (政 zhèng ), and "correct" (正 zhēng ).

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“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

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他 tā 是 shì 个 gè 很 hěn 好 hǎo 的 de 学生 xuésheng , 可 kě 体育运动 tǐ yù yùn dòng 才 cái 是他真正 zhēnzhèng 出色 chūsè 之 zhī 处 chǔ .

He's a pretty good student, but sports are where he really shines.

你 nǐ 知道 zhīdào 这个 zhè ge 城里有家真正 zhēnzhèng 像样 xiàng yàng 儿 ér 的 de 好 hǎo 旅馆 lǚ guǎn 吗 mǎ ?

Do you know of a really good hotel in this city?

赶快 gǎnkuài 回来 huí lai 好 hǎo 吗 mǎ ?我们 wǒmen 正 zhēng 等 děng 着 zhāo 结果 jiēguǒ 呢 ne .

Hurry back , won't you? We're waiting for the result.

人们 rén men 正 zhēng 试图 shìtú 把 bǎ 水獭 shuǐ tǎ 引诱 yǐn yòu 回 huí 河里去 qù .

An attempt is being made to entice otters back to the river.

载 zǎi 回 huí 船只 chuán zhī 和 hé 直升飞机 zhí shēng fēi jī 正 zhēng 向 Xiàng 溅 jiàn 落 là 区 Ōu 进发 jìn fā .

Recovery ships and helicopters are headed for the splashdown area.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 正 zhēng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
正 zhēng	straight	正 zhēng
正在 zhèngzài	just at (that time)	正在 zhèngzài
真正 zhēnzhèng	genuine	真正 zhēnzhèng
正常 zhèngcháng	regular	正常 zhèngcháng
正式 zhèngshì	formal	正式 zhèngshì
正确 zhèngquè	correct	正確
正是 zhèng shì	precisely	正是 zhèng shì
反正 fǎnzhèng	anyway	反正 fǎnzhèng
正好 zhènghǎo	just (in time)	正好 zhènghǎo
公正 gōngzhèng	just	公正 gōngzhèng
正义 zhèngyì	justice	正義
正当 zhèngdāng	honest	正當
正面 zhèng miàn	front	正面 zhèng miàn
纠正 jiūzhèng	to correct	糾正
正品 zhèng pǐn	certified goods	正品 zhèng pǐn
正如 zhèng rú	just as	正如 zhèng rú
正规 zhèngguī	regular	正規
正经 zhèngjīng	decent	正經
修正 xiū zhèng	to revise	修正 xiū zhèng
正直 zhèng zhí	upright	正直 zhèng zhí
正要 zhèng yào	to be just about to	正要 zhèng yào
改正 gǎizhèng	to correct	改正 gǎizhèng
修正主义 xiū zhèng zhǔ yì	revisionism	修正主義
正事 zhèng shì	one's proper business	正事 zhèng shì
正宗 zhèngzōng	orthodox school	正宗 zhèngzōng

See all 118 Chinese words that contain the character 正 zhēng in their composition.

正 zhēng

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