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Definitions
- 1. straight
- 2. upright
- 3. proper
- 4. main
- 5. principal
- 6. to correct
- 7. to rectify
- 8. exactly
- 9. just (at that time)
- 10. right (in that place)
- 11. (math.) positive
Words Containing 正
unhealthy tendency
to revise
just; fair; equitable
anyway
upright and honest
to correct
to mend one's ways (idiom)
to correct
just at (that time)
just (in time)
just as
orthodox school
regular
formal
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
first month of the lunar year
healthy atmosphere; moral spirit
genuine
timely
honest
upright
correct; sound; right; proper
decent
justice
positive energy
regular
to face squarely
positive and negative
front
genuine; real; true
to correct
upright
to correct
in deadly earnest; deadpan
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
maxillary central incisor
not to engage in honest work
abnormal
abnormal state
dishonest
unfair competition
improper relationship; illicit relationship
incorrect
adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[jiǎng jiè shí]
Zhongzheng District of Taipei 台北市[tái běi shì] or Keelung 基隆市[jī lóng shì]
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei
di-n-propyl ether
to have regular features
your wife (honorific)
to be honest and upright
Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician
to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight
revisionism
amendment
correction fluid
demure
modified compound word
biased
(of a person) honorable
honest
upright and plainspoken
to correct
whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference
your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)
(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred
in a way that justifies the use of the term
Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
sternly
displaying strength and discipline
(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life
Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge
Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁[jiā rén]
to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)
to be strictly just and impartial
Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]
to correct (behavior etc)
to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)
(literary) to follow the right path
constructivist theory
formally establish diplomatic relations
Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
to set sth upright or straight
to point out mistakes or weak points for correction
to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
bring order out of chaos
to set right
political correctness
(polite) please amend my writing
see 正月[zhēng yuè]
square-shaped
Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[hā ěr bīn], Heilongjiang
to be officially wed
Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lin Fong-cheng (1940-), Taiwanese politician
to proofread and correct
to give up evil and return to virtue
smart casual attire
butyl ether
middle
exactly what one wants
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
one's proper business
orthogonality
orthogonal group (math.)
upstanding person
upright gentleman
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
just at the time of
main subject of long novel
earnest
serious
regular hexagon
(math.) tangent (trigonometric function)
regular (figure in geometry)
regular parametrization
regular expression (computing)
secant (of angle), written sec θ
bourgeois tragedy
normalization
midday
positive semiaxis (in coordinate geometry)
positive and negative
two-way
the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories
to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature
forward (direction)
look-ahead assertion
normal force (physics)
certified goods
holotype
positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)
convex polytope
regular polyhedron
just and honorable
young, cute boy
shotacon (Japanese loanword)
sexy woman
positron
to correct an erroneously written character
orthography
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
Zheng'an county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou
Zheng'an county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou
Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
first wife
empress
Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[qìng yáng], Gansu
Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[qìng yáng], Gansu
directly facing
just by chance
normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)
normal operation
normal cost (accountancy)
microbiome
formal vote
(math.) sine
law of sines
sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)
sine wave
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]
correct mindfulness (Buddhism)
sense (in DNA)
(math.) normal distribution
central building (in a traditional house)
orthogonal projection
lit. true religion
Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[wáng dài yú], a study of Islam
positive integer
positive number
main text (as opposed to footnotes)
normal fault (geology)
the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate)
orientation
square
a rectangular parallelepiped
the day (of a festival, ceremony etc)
starring female role in a Chinese opera
timing (of an engine)
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
New Year's Day in the lunar calendar
first day of the first lunar month
original (of a document)
one's regular job
positive pole
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
holotype
neat
goose-step (for military parades)
to march at parade step
main hall of a Buddhist temple
direct ratio
direct proportionality
to execute
upright
in the process of (doing something or happening)
orthodontic brace