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正负

zhèng fù
HSK 2.0 Level 6 Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. positive and negative

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Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in pairs like 正负极 (zhèng fù jí) for positive/negative poles, or in formal contexts with 电荷 (diànhè) for electric charge.

Common mistakes

Do not use 正负 to mean 'pros and cons'; that is 利弊 (lì bì) or 优缺点 (yōu quē diǎn).

Example Sentences

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电池有 正负 两极。
The battery has positive and negative poles.

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Words Containing 正负

正负号
zhèng fù hào

plus or minus sign ± (math.)

正负电子
zhèng fù diàn zǐ

electrons and positrons

Child Words of 正负

正
zhēng

first month of the lunar year

正
zhèng

straight

负
fù

to bear