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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
正在 zhèngzài	正在 \| 正在* \| *正在	just at (that time) / right in (that place) / right in the middle of (doing sth)	HSK 2


正式 zhèngshì	正式 \| 正式* \| *正式	formal / official	HSK 4


正常 zhèngcháng	正常 \| 正常* \| *正常	regular / normal / ordinary	HSK 4


正確 zhèngquè	正確 \| 正確* \| *正確	correct / proper	正确 HSK 4


真正 zhēnzhèng	真正 \| 真正* \| *真正	genuine / real / true / genuinely	HSK 4


正好 zhènghǎo	正好 \| 正好* \| *正好	just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that	HSK 4


正 zhēng	正 \| 正* \| *正	first month of the lunar year	HSK 5


正 zhèng	正 \| 正* \| *正	straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive	HSK 5


反正 fǎnzhèng	反正 \| 反正* \| *反正	anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side	HSK 5


改正 gǎizhèng	改正 \| 改正* \| *改正	to correct / to amend / to put right / correction / CL: 個｜个	HSK 5


正義 zhèngyì	正義 \| 正義* \| *正義	justice / righteousness / just / righteous	正义 HSK 6


更正 gēngzhèng	更正 \| 更正* \| *更正	to correct / to make a correction	HSK 6


糾正 jiūzhèng	糾正 \| 糾正* \| *糾正	to correct / to make right	纠正 HSK 6


公正 gōngzhèng	公正 \| 公正* \| *公正	just / fair / equitable	HSK 6


正宗 zhèngzōng	正宗 \| 正宗* \| *正宗	orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine	HSK 6


正規 zhèngguī	正規 \| 正規* \| *正規	regular / according to standards	正规 HSK 6


正負 zhèngfù	正負 \| 正負* \| *正負	positive and negative	正负 HSK 6


正氣 zhèngqì	正氣 \| 正氣* \| *正氣	healthy environment / healthy atmosphere / righteousness / vital energy (in Chinese medicine)	正气 HSK 6


端正 duānzhèng	端正 \| 端正* \| *端正	upright / regular / proper / correct	HSK 6


正體 zhèngtǐ	正體 \| 正體* \| *正體	standard form (of a Chinese character) / plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic) / printed style (as opposed to cursive) / (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters	正体


中正 Zhōngzhèng	中正 \| 中正* \| *中正	adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石｜蒋介石


中正 zhōngzhèng	中正 \| 中正* \| *中正	fair and honest


修正 xiūzhèng	修正 \| 修正* \| *修正	to revise / to amend


中正區 Zhōngzhèng Qū	中正區 \| 中正區* \| *中正區	Zhongzheng District of Taipei 台北市 or Keelung 基隆市	中正区


正妹 zhèngmèi	正妹 \| 正妹* \| *正妹	(Tw) beautiful woman / sexy woman


正路 zhènglù	正路 \| 正路* \| *正路	the right way


正是 zhèngshì	正是 \| 正是* \| *正是	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as


正面 zhèngmiàn	正面 \| 正面* \| *正面	front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open


社會正義 shèhuìzhèngyì	社會正義 \| 社會正義* \| *社會正義	social justice	社会正义


正品 zhèngpǐn	正品 \| 正品* \| *正品	certified goods / quality product / normal product / A-class goods


不正確 bùzhèngquè	不正確 \| 不正確* \| *不正確	incorrect / erroneous	不正确


矯正 jiǎozhèng	矯正 \| 矯正* \| *矯正	to correct / to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision) / to cure / rectification / correction / to straighten	矫正


正當 zhèngdāng	正當 \| 正當* \| *正當	timely / just (when needed)	正当


正當 zhèngdàng	正當 \| 正當* \| *正當	honest / reasonable / fair / sensible	正当


正能量 zhèngnéngliàng	正能量 \| 正能量* \| *正能量	positive energy / positivity


正職 zhèngzhí	正職 \| 正職* \| *正職	main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy)	正职


正文 zhèngwén	正文 \| 正文* \| *正文	main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book)


中正紀念堂 Zhōngzhèng Jìniàntáng	中正紀念堂 \| 中正紀念堂* \| *中正紀念堂	Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei	中正纪念堂


校正 jiàozhèng	校正 \| 校正* \| *校正	to proofread and correct / to edit and rectify / to correct / to calibrate


正太控 zhèngtàikòng	正太控 \| 正太控* \| *正太控	shotacon (Japanese loanword) / manga or anime genre depicting young boys in an erotic manner


正要 zhèngyào	正要 \| 正要* \| *正要	to be just about to / to be on the point of


正如 zhèngrú	正如 \| 正如* \| *正如	just as / precisely as


正本 zhèngběn	正本 \| 正本* \| *正本	original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book)


正統 Zhèngtǒng	正統 \| 正統* \| *正統	Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮｜朱祁镇 (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, Temple name Yingzong 英宗	正统


正統 zhèngtǒng	正統 \| 正統* \| *正統	orthodox	正统


正反 zhèngfǎn	正反 \| 正反* \| *正反	positive and negative / pros and cons / inside and outside


不正常 bùzhèngcháng	不正常 \| 不正常* \| *不正常	abnormal


嚴正 yánzhèng	嚴正 \| 嚴正* \| *嚴正	sternly / solemn	严正


純正 chúnzhèng	純正 \| 純正* \| *純正	pure / unadulterated / (of motives etc) honest	纯正


正經 zhèngjīng	正經 \| 正經* \| *正經	decent / honorable / proper / serious / according to standards	正经


扶正 fúzhèng	扶正 \| 扶正* \| *扶正	to set sth upright or straight / to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal) / (old) to raise from concubine to wife status


正音 zhèngyīn	正音 \| 正音* \| *正音	standard pronunciation / to correct sb's pronunciation


正月 Zhēngyuè	正月 \| 正月* \| *正月	first month of the lunar year


指正 zhǐzhèng	指正 \| 指正* \| *指正	to point out mistakes or weak points for correction / to comment / criticism


正德 Zhèngdé	正德 \| 正德* \| *正德	Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照 (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, Temple name 明武宗


正體字 zhèngtǐzì	正體字 \| 正體字* \| *正體字	standard form of a Chinese character / (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters	正体字


清正 qīngzhèng	清正 \| 清正* \| *清正	upright and honorable


正點 zhèngdiǎn	正點 \| 正點* \| *正點	on time / punctual (of train etc) / awesome (slang)	正点


正臉 zhèngliǎn	正臉 \| 正臉* \| *正臉	a person's face as seen from the front	正脸


方正 Fāngzhèng	方正 \| 方正* \| *方正	Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱｜哈尔滨, Heilongjiang


方正 fāngzhèng	方正 \| 方正* \| *方正	clear and square / neat / square (person)


正當性 zhèngdàngxìng	正當性 \| 正當性* \| *正當性	(political) legitimacy	正当性


正傳 zhèngzhuàn	正傳 \| 正傳* \| *正傳	main subject of long novel / true biography	正传


非正常 fēizhèngcháng	非正常 \| 非正常* \| *非正常	abnormal / irregular


正視 zhèngshì	正視 \| 正視* \| *正視	to face squarely / to meet head on / to face up to	正视


修正案 xiūzhèng'àn	修正案 \| 修正案* \| *修正案	amendment / revised draft


不務正業 bùwùzhèngyè	不務正業 \| 不務正業* \| *不務正業	not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties	不务正业


正直 zhèngzhí	正直 \| 正直* \| *正直	upright / upstanding / honest


正對 zhèngduì	正對 \| 正對* \| *正對	directly facing	正对


正正 zhèngzhèng	正正 \| 正正* \| *正正	neat / orderly / just in time


正派 zhèngpài	正派 \| 正派* \| *正派	upright


不正當 bùzhèngdàng	不正當 \| 不正當* \| *不正當	dishonest / unfair / improper	不正当


非正式 fēizhèngshì	非正式 \| 非正式* \| *非正式	unofficial / informal


正色 zhèngsè	正色 \| 正色* \| *正色	stern / grim / resolute / firm / unflinching / fundamental colors


正門 zhèngmén	正門 \| 正門* \| *正門	main entrance / main gate / portal	正门


轉正 zhuǎnzhèng	轉正 \| 轉正* \| *轉正	to transfer to full membership / to obtain tenure	转正


正名 zhèngmíng	正名 \| 正名* \| *正名	to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)


正確處理 zhèngquèchǔlǐ	正確處理 \| 正確處理* \| *正確處理	to handle correctly	正确处理


正比 zhèngbǐ	正比 \| 正比* \| *正比	direct ratio / directly proportional


正中 zhèngzhōng	正中 \| 正中* \| *正中	middle / center / right in the middle or center / nub


硬正 yìngzhèng	硬正 \| 硬正* \| *硬正	staunchly honest


雍正 Yōngzhèng	雍正 \| 雍正* \| *雍正	Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)


正整數 zhèngzhěngshù	正整數 \| 正整數* \| *正整數	positive integer	正整数


正道 zhèngdào	正道 \| 正道* \| *正道	the correct path / the right way (Buddhism)


正港 zhènggǎng	正港 \| 正港* \| *正港	(Tw) (slang) authentic / genuine / (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tsiànn-káng])


正教 zhèngjiào	正教 \| 正教* \| *正教	lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians)


立正 lìzhèng	立正 \| 立正* \| *立正	to stand straight / attention! (order to troops)


正裝 zhèngzhuāng	正裝 \| 正裝* \| *正裝	formal dress	正装


正午 zhèngwǔ	正午 \| 正午* \| *正午	midday / noon / noonday


正太 zhèngtài	正太 \| 正太* \| *正太	young, cute boy / derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控


正法 zhèngfǎ	正法 \| 正法* \| *正法	to execute / the law


次正裝 cìzhèngzhuāng	次正裝 \| 次正裝* \| *次正裝	smart casual attire	次正装


正當理由 zhèngdànglǐyóu	正當理由 \| 正當理由* \| *正當理由	proper reason / reasonable grounds	正当理由


居正 jūzhèng	居正 \| 居正* \| *居正	(literary) to follow the right path


正弦 zhèngxián	正弦 \| 正弦* \| *正弦	(math.) sine


林豐正 Lín Fēngzhèng	林豐正 \| 林豐正* \| *林豐正	Lin Fong-cheng (1940-), Taiwanese politician	林丰正


正常化 zhèngchánghuà	正常化 \| 正常化* \| *正常化	normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)


正意 zhèngyì	正意 \| 正意* \| *正意	sense (in DNA)


訂正 dìngzhèng	訂正 \| 訂正* \| *訂正	to make a correction	订正


正楷 zhèngkǎi	正楷 \| 正楷* \| *正楷	regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

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