正当

zhèng dāng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 Common

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正当

zhèng dàng Adjective honest; reasonable

正当

zhèng dāng timely; just (when needed)

Definitions

1. timely
2. just (when needed)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 不当 bù dàng 不当 bù dàng unsuitable 指时间或方式不适宜: unsuitable

Related words

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• 适当 shì dàng 适当 shì dàng suitable; appropriate 指合适的时机: suitable; appropriate

Synonyms

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• 正好 zhèng hǎo 正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time) 用于强调时间恰巧: just (in time)
• 恰巧 qià qiǎo 恰巧 qià qiǎo by chance; as chance would have it 书面语，表示恰好: by chance; as chance would have it

Usage notes

Collocations

常与‘在...的时候’搭配，如‘在正当好的年纪’。

Example Sentences

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正当 我想出门的时候，电话响了。

Just as I was about to go out, the phone rang.

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Words Containing 正当

• 不正当 不正当 bù zhèng dàng: dishonest
• 不正当竞争 不正当竞争 bù zhèng dàng jìng zhēng: unfair competition
• 正当中 正当中 zhèng dāng zhōng: dead center
• 正当年 正当年 zhèng dāng nián: to be in the prime of life
• 正当性 正当性 zhèng dàng xìng: (political) legitimacy
• 正当时 正当时 zhèng dāng shí: the right time for sth
• 正当理由 正当理由 zhèng dàng lǐ yóu: proper reason
• 正当防卫 正当防卫 zhèng dàng fáng wèi: reasonable self-defense

Child Words of 正当

• 当 当 dāng: (onom.) dong
• 正 正 zhēng: first month of the lunar year
• 正 正 zhèng: straight
• 当 当 dàng: at or in the very same...