zhèng

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Definitions

  1. 1. straight
  2. 2. upright
  3. 3. proper
  4. 4. main
  5. 5. principal
  6. 6. to correct
  7. 7. to rectify
  8. 8. exactly
  9. 9. just (at that time)
  10. 10. right (in that place)
  11. 11. (math.) positive

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Words Containing 正

不正之风
bù zhèng zhī fēng

unhealthy tendency

修正
xiū zhèng

to revise

公正
gōng zhèng

just; fair; equitable

反正
fǎn zhèng

anyway

廉正
lián zhèng

upright and honest

改正
gǎi zhèng

to correct

改邪归正
gǎi xié guī zhèng

to mend one's ways (idiom)

更正
gēng zhèng

to correct

正在
zhèng zài

just at (that time)

正好
zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

正如
zhèng rú

just as

正宗
zhèng zōng

orthodox school

正常
zhèng cháng

regular

正式
zhèng shì

formal

正是
zhèng shì

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)

正月
zhēng yuè

first month of the lunar year

正气
zhèng qì

healthy atmosphere; moral spirit

正版
zhèng bǎn

genuine

正当
zhèng dāng

timely

正当
zhèng dàng

honest

正直
zhèng zhí

upright

正确
zhèng què

correct; sound; right; proper

正经
zhèng jīng

decent

正义
zhèng yì

justice

正能量
zhèng néng liàng

positive energy

正规
zhèng guī

regular

正视
zhèng shì

to face squarely

正负
zhèng fù

positive and negative

正面
zhèng miàn

front

真正
zhēn zhèng

genuine; real; true

矫正
jiǎo zhèng

to correct

端正
duān zhèng

upright

纠正
jiū zhèng

to correct

一本正经
yī běn zhèng jīng

in deadly earnest; deadpan

上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi

lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices

上颚正门齿
shàng è zhèng mén chǐ

maxillary central incisor

不务正业
bù wù zhèng yè

not to engage in honest work

不正常
bù zhèng cháng

abnormal

不正常状况
bù zhèng cháng zhuàng kuàng

abnormal state

不正当
bù zhèng dàng

dishonest

不正当竞争
bù zhèng dàng jìng zhēng

unfair competition

不正当关系
bù zhèng dàng guān xì

improper relationship; illicit relationship

不正确
bù zhèng què

incorrect

中正
zhōng zhèng

adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[jiǎng jiè shí]

中正区
zhōng zhèng qū

Zhongzheng District of Taipei 台北市[tái běi shì] or Keelung 基隆市[jī lóng shì]

中正纪念堂
zhōng zhèng jì niàn táng

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei

二正丙醚
èr zhèng bǐng mí

di-n-propyl ether

五官端正
wǔ guān duān zhèng

to have regular features

令正
lìng zhèng

your wife (honorific)

作风正派
zuò fēng zhèng pài

to be honest and upright

俞正声
yú zhèng shēng

Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician

修成正果
xiū chéng zhèng guǒ

to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight

修正主义
xiū zhèng zhǔ yì

revisionism

修正案
xiū zhèng àn

amendment

修正液
xiū zhèng yè

correction fluid

假正经
jiǎ zhèng jīng

demure

偏正式合成词
piān zhèng shì hé chéng cí

modified compound word

偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng

biased

光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà

(of a person) honorable

刚正
gāng zhèng

honest

刚正不阿
gāng zhèng bù ē

upright and plainspoken

匡正
kuāng zhèng

to correct

反正一样
fǎn zhèng yī yàng

whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference

口嫌体正直
kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí

your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)

名不正言不顺
míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn

(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred

名正言顺
míng zhèng yán shùn

in a way that justifies the use of the term

吴官正
wú guān zhèng

Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

严正
yán zhèng

sternly

堂堂正正
táng táng zhèng zhèng

displaying strength and discipline

寿终正寝
shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

夏正民
xià zhèng mín

Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge

大正
dà zhèng

Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁[jiā rén]

字正腔圆
zì zhèng qiāng yuán

to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)

守正不阿
shǒu zhèng bù ē

to be strictly just and impartial

宗正
zōng zhèng

Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]

导正
dǎo zhèng

to correct (behavior etc)

就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ

to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution

就正
jiù zhèng

(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)

居正
jū zhèng

(literary) to follow the right path

建构正义理论
jiàn gòu zhèng yì lǐ lùn

constructivist theory

建立正式外交关系
jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì

formally establish diplomatic relations

张居正
zhāng jū zhèng

Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

扶正
fú zhèng

to set sth upright or straight

指正
zhǐ zhèng

to point out mistakes or weak points for correction

舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié

to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

拨乱反正
bō luàn fǎn zhèng

bring order out of chaos

拨正
bō zhèng

to set right

政治正确
zhèng zhì zhèng què

political correctness

斧正
fǔ zhèng

(polite) please amend my writing

新正
xīn zhēng

see 正月[zhēng yuè]

方方正正
fāng fāng zhèng zhèng

square-shaped

方正
fāng zhèng

Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

方正县
fāng zhèng xiàn

Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang

明媒正娶
míng méi zhèng qǔ

to be officially wed

朴正熙
piáo zhèng xī

Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard

东正教
dōng zhèng jiào

Eastern Orthodox Church

林丰正
lín fēng zhèng

Lin Fong-cheng (1940-), Taiwanese politician

校正
jiào zhèng

to proofread and correct

弃邪归正
qì xié guī zhèng

to give up evil and return to virtue

次正装
cì zhèng zhuāng

smart casual attire

正丁醚
zhèng dīng mí

butyl ether

正中
zhèng zhōng

middle

正中下怀
zhèng zhòng xià huái

exactly what one wants

正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài

to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

正事
zhèng shì

one's proper business

正交
zhèng jiāo

orthogonality

正交群
zhèng jiāo qún

orthogonal group (math.)

正人
zhèng rén

upstanding person

正人君子
zhèng rén jūn zi

upright gentleman

正仓院
zhēng cāng yuàn

Shōsō-in, a timber structure in Nara, Japan, built to house hundreds of artifacts bequeathed to the Tōdai-ji temple by the Japanese emperor Shōmu, who died in 756

正值
zhèng zhí

just at the time of

正传
zhèng zhuàn

main subject of long novel

正儿八板
zhèng ér bā bǎn

earnest

正儿八经
zhèng ér bā jīng

serious

正六边形
zhèng liù biān xíng

regular hexagon

正切
zhèng qiē

(math.) tangent (trigonometric function)

正则
zhèng zé

regular (figure in geometry)

正则参数
zhèng zé cān shù

regular parametrization

正则表达式
zhèng zé biǎo dá shì

regular expression (computing)

正割
zhèng gē

secant (of angle), written sec θ

正剧
zhèng jù

bourgeois tragedy

正化
zhèng huà

normalization

正午
zhèng wǔ

midday

正半轴
zhèng bàn zhóu

positive semiaxis (in coordinate geometry)

正反
zhèng fǎn

positive and negative

正反两面
zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn

two-way

正史
zhèng shǐ

the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories

正名
zhèng míng

to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature

正向
zhèng xiàng

forward (direction)

正向前看
zhèng xiàng qián kàn

look-ahead assertion

正向力
zhèng xiàng lì

normal force (physics)

正品
zhèng pǐn

certified goods

正型标本
zhèng xíng biāo běn

holotype

正外部性
zhèng wài bù xìng

positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)

正多胞形
zhèng duō bāo xíng

convex polytope

正多面体
zhèng duō miàn tǐ

regular polyhedron

正大光明
zhèng dà guāng míng

just and honorable

正太
zhèng tài

young, cute boy

正太控
zhèng tài kòng

shotacon (Japanese loanword)

正妹
zhèng mèi

sexy woman

正子
zhèng zǐ

positron

正字
zhèng zì

to correct an erroneously written character

正字法
zhèng zì fǎ

orthography

正字通
zhèng zì tōng

Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈|张自烈[zhāng zì liè] in 17th century

正安
zhèng ān

Zheng'an county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou

正安县
zhèng ān xiàn

Zheng'an county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou

正定
zhèng dìng

Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

正定县
zhèng dìng xiàn

Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

正室
zhèng shì

first wife

正宫娘娘
zhèng gōng niáng niáng

empress

正宁
zhèng níng

Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[qìng yáng], Gansu

正宁县
zhèng níng xiàn

Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[qìng yáng], Gansu

正对
zhèng duì

directly facing

正巧
zhèng qiǎo

just by chance

正常化
zhèng cháng huà

normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)

正常工作
zhèng cháng gōng zuò

normal operation

正常成本
zhèng cháng chéng běn

normal cost (accountancy)

正常菌群
zhèng cháng jūn qún

microbiome

正式投票
zhèng shì tóu piào

formal vote

正弦
zhèng xián

(math.) sine

正弦定理
zhèng xián dìng lǐ

law of sines

正弦形
zhèng xián xíng

sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)

正弦波
zhèng xián bō

sine wave

正德
zhèng dé

Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[zhū hòu zhào] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗[míng wǔ zōng]

正念
zhèng niàn

correct mindfulness (Buddhism)

正意
zhèng yì

sense (in DNA)

正态分布
zhèng tài fēn bù

(math.) normal distribution

正房
zhèng fáng

central building (in a traditional house)

正投影
zhèng tóu yǐng

orthogonal projection

正教
zhèng jiào

lit. true religion

正教真诠
zhèng jiào zhēn quán

Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[wáng dài yú], a study of Islam

正整数
zhèng zhěng shù

positive integer

正数
zhèng shù

positive number

正文
zhèng wén

main text (as opposed to footnotes)

正断层
zhèng duàn céng

normal fault (geology)

正方
zhèng fāng

the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate)

正方向
zhèng fāng xiàng

orientation

正方形
zhèng fāng xíng

square

正方体
zhèng fāng tǐ

a rectangular parallelepiped

正日
zhèng rì

the day (of a festival, ceremony etc)

正旦
zhèng dàn

starring female role in a Chinese opera

正时
zhèng shí

timing (of an engine)

正书
zhèng shū

regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

正月初一
zhēng yuè chū yī

New Year's Day in the lunar calendar

正朔
zhēng shuò

first day of the first lunar month

正本
zhèng běn

original (of a document)

正业
zhèng yè

one's regular job

正极
zhèng jí

positive pole

正楷
zhèng kǎi

regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

正模标本
zhèng mó biāo běn

holotype

正正
zhèng zhèng

neat

正步
zhèng bù

goose-step (for military parades)

正步走
zhèng bù zǒu

to march at parade step

正殿
zhèng diàn

main hall of a Buddhist temple

正比
zhèng bǐ

direct ratio

正比例
zhèng bǐ lì

direct proportionality

正法
zhèng fǎ

to execute

正派
zhèng pài

upright

正然
zhèng rán

in the process of (doing something or happening)

正牙带环
zhèng yá dài huán

orthodontic brace