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正当 zhèngdāng

正当 zhèngdāng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 正当 zhèngdāng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhèngdāng | zheng4 dang1
English translation
timely
just (when needed)
honest
reasonable
fair
sensible

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Traditional form

正當

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 正当 zhèngdāng

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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
dāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Tián represents the meaning and Shàng represents the sound. The contribution of the Tián (field) component to the meaning is unclear. The simplified character dāng was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character dāng .

Positional decomposition

⺌彐

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 正当 zhèngdāng

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chú 用于 yòng yú 非常 fēicháng 特殊 tèshū de 目的 mùdì 以外 yǐ wài , Néng 算是 suàn shì 正当 zhèngdāng de .

It is not justifiable save for very special purposes.

yòng 正当 zhèngdāng de 手段 shǒu duàn zhēng le 一些 yī xiē Qián .

She made some money by licit means.

huì 接受 jiēshòu 任何 rènhé gěi de 工作 gōngzuò 只要 zhǐyào shì 正当 zhèngdāng de

I will take any job that comes along, within reason.

bèi 指称 zhǐ chēng 竞选 jìngxuǎn 运动 yùndòng Zhōng de 正当行为

alleged irregularities in the election campaign

科学家 kē xué jiā men 越来越 yuè lái yuè 拿不准 ná bù zhǔn 这一技术 jìshù 是否是正当 zhèngdāng 合法 héfǎ de

Scientists are becoming increasingly unsure of the validity of this technique.

正当 zhèngdāng Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 正当 zhèngdāng and their own compounds.

正当 zhèngdāng Compounds

See all 125 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 正当 zhèngdāng in their composition.

  • 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • dāng
    • dàng , dǎng , dāng , dāng , dāng , dāng , dàng
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