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正确 zhèngquè

正确 zhèngquè Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 正确 zhèngquè .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhèngquè | zheng4 que4
English translation
correct
proper

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Traditional form

正確

Part of speech

Adverbial adjective / 副形词 Fùxíng cí
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Etymology of 正确 zhèngquè

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zhēng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

一止

Number of Strokes

5
què

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shí represents the meaning and Jué represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Jué

Semantic compound

Shí

Positional decomposition

石角

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 正确 zhèngquè

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透过 tòu guò 着眼 zhuó yǎn kān , xiǎng zhǎo chū 正确 zhèngquè de .

She peers through the mist, trying to find the right path.

huá diào 错别字 cuò bié zì 换上正确 zhèngquè de .

He struck out the wrong word and put in the right one.

基础 jīchǔ 精炼 jīng liàn 工厂 gōngchǎng 升级 shēng jí xiàn zài 正确 zhèngquè de 作用 zuòyòng 在哨 zhàn shǎng le .

The Basic Refinery Upgrade now improves the outpost as intended.

Bié 这样 zhè yàng luàn huá luàn dēng , yāo 采用 cǎi yòng 正确 zhèngquè de 游泳 yóuyǒng 姿势 zīshì .

Don't fling your arms and legs around like that. Make the proper swimming strokes.

立刻 lìkè cāi chū le 正确 zhèngquè de àn .

She guessed the right answer at once.

正确 zhèngquè Decomposition

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正确 zhèngquè Compounds

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  • zhēng
    • shì
      • , , shī , , , , , , wěi , shí , shí , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , wěi ,
    • dìng
      • zhàn , diàn , dìng , diàn , , dìng , dìng , dìng , dìng , dìng , , , , , zhàn , , , ,
    • Chǔ
      • chù , chù , Chǔ , , , chǔ ,
    • zhèng
    • zhēng
    • Yán
    • xuán
      • xuán , xuán , xuán , xuàn , xuàn , , ,
    • xiè
    • yān
      • niān , yàn , yān , yān , yān , , ,
    • gāng
      • gāng
    • zhèng , zhěng , zhèng , wāi , zhēng , , , , zhēng , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • què
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