正 meaning and pronunciation - translate 正 in English

正

Simplified/traditional character

正 English definition

zhèng

just (right)
main
upright
straight
correct
positive
greater than zero
principle
to correct
to rectify

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

政 : political; politics; government;
症 : disease; illness;
证 : to admonish; variant of 證|证[zheng4];
诤 : to admonish; to warn sb of their errors; to criticize frankly; Taiwan pr. [zheng1];
郑 : Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1];

Sentences examples with 正

可能他正在忙。
Kěnéng tā zhèngzài máng.
弟弟正在打篮球。
Dìdì zhèngzài dǎ lánqiú.
我正在厨房里做饭呢。
Wǒ zhèngzài chúfáng lǐ zuò fàn ne.
警察正在进行调查。
Jǐngchá zhèngzài jìnxíng diàochá.
爷爷正在听广播。
Yéyé zhèngzài tīng guǎngbò.

Words containing 正, by HSK level

HSK 2 vocabulary list
- 正在 (zhèng zài) : in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing)
HSK 4 vocabulary list
- 真正 (zhēn zhèng) : genuine; real; true; genuinely
- 正常 (zhèng cháng) : regular; normal; ordinary
- 正好 (zhèng hǎo) : just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
- 正确 (zhèng què) : correct; proper
- 正式 (zhèng shì) : formal; official
HSK 5 vocabulary list
- 反正 (fǎn zhèng) : to put things back in order; to return to the correct path; in any event; come what may; whatever happens (I'm still sure it's right); anyway
- 改正 (gǎi zhèng) : to correct; to amend; to put right; correction; CL:个
- 正 (zhèng): upright; centrally located; (of time or figure) exactly; precisely; correct; positive (maths); (of taste) pure
HSK 6 vocabulary list
- 端正 (duān zhèng) : upright; regular; proper; correct
- 更正 (gēng zhèng) : to correct; to make a correction
- 公正 (gōng zhèng) : just; fair; equitable
- 纠正 (jiū zhèng) : to correct; to make right
- 正月 (zhēng yuè) : first month of the lunar year
- 正当 (zhèng dāng) : honest; reasonable; fair; sensible; timely; just (when needed)
- 正负 (zhèng fù) : positive and negative
- 正规 (zhèng guī) : regular; according to standards
- 正经 (zhèng jing) : decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards
- 正气 (zhèng qì) : healthy environment; healthy atmosphere; righteousness; vital energy (in Chinese medicine)
- 正义 (zhèng yì) : justice; righteous; righteousness
- 正宗 (zhèng zōng ) : orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine;