MDBG English to Chinese dictionary

Look up Chinese, Pinyin or English ?

Look up All Chinese Words in a Text ?

Chinese word (中文词)
Find entries that contain this Chinese:		as
Do NOT show entries with this Chinese:		as
Pinyin word (普通话拼音)
Find entries that contain this Pinyin:		as
Do NOT show entries with this Pinyin:		as
English words (英文)
Find entries that contain this English:		as
Do NOT show entries with this English:		as
Find this exact English phrase:
Do NOT show entries with this exact phrase:

100 results on this page.

Usage Tips

Click the icon in the rows of the search results to open the action menu, offering extra more information about the result
The Show Legend link below explains the icons used in the action menu
The Display Settings link below allows you to adjust the presentation of the search results
More information about this dictionary can be found using the HELP link in the top menu

Show Legend

Legend
	Show the actions for this entry
	Show information about all characters in a word
	Word decomposition (show word parts)
	Character decomposition (show character parts)
	Listen to the pronunciation
	Show stroke order animation
	Show more information about a character
	Look up on Baidu Baike
	Add to your Skritter vocab
	Show example sentences from Tatoeba
	Correct an entry
CL:	Classifiers for this word

Display Settings

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


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


真正 zhēnzhèng	真正 \| 真正* \| *真正	genuine; real; true / really; indeed	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


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


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


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


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


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


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


糾正 jiūzhèng	糾正 \| 糾正* \| *糾正	to correct / to make right	纠正 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 atmosphere; moral spirit / unyielding integrity; probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)	正气 HSK 6


大正 Dàzhèng	大正 \| 大正* \| *大正	Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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)


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


正時 zhèngshí	正時 \| 正時* \| *正時	timing (of an engine)	正时


廉正 liánzhèng	廉正 \| 廉正* \| *廉正	upright and honest / integrity


正軌 zhèngguǐ	正軌 \| 正軌* \| *正軌	the right track	正轨


正方 zhèngfāng	正方 \| 正方* \| *正方	the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate)


正念 zhèngniàn	正念 \| 正念* \| *正念	correct mindfulness (Buddhism)


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


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)


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


正極 zhèngjí	正極 \| 正極* \| *正極	positive pole	正极


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


正當時 zhèngdāngshí	正當時 \| 正當時* \| *正當時	the right time for sth / the right season (for planting cabbage)	正当时


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


正巧 zhèngqiǎo	正巧 \| 正巧* \| *正巧	just by chance / to happen to (just at the right time) / opportune


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	orthodoxy; tradition / orthodox; traditional / principles of dynastic succession / (of an heir) legitimate	正统


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


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


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


正史 zhèngshǐ	正史 \| 正史* \| *正史	the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends


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


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


正兒八經 zhèng'érbājīng	正兒八經 \| 正兒八經* \| *正兒八經	serious / earnest / real / true	正儿八经


光明正大 guāngmíngzhèngdà	光明正大 \| 光明正大* \| *光明正大	(of a person) honorable / not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard / without tricks / openly / (of a situation) out in the open


歸正 guīzhèng	歸正 \| 歸正* \| *歸正	to return to the right path / to mend one's ways / to reform / Reformed (church etc)	归正


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


正派 zhèngpài	正派 \| 正派* \| *正派	upright


正值 zhèngzhí	正值 \| 正值* \| *正值	just at the time of / honest / upright / (math.) positive value


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


正誤 zhèngwù	正誤 \| 正誤* \| *正誤	true or false? / correct or incorrect / to correct errors (in a document)	正误


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


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


正子 zhèngzǐ	正子 \| 正子* \| *正子	positron / also called 正電子｜正电子


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


正則 zhèngzé	正則 \| 正則* \| *正則	regular (figure in geometry)	正则


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


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


正殿 zhèngdiàn	正殿 \| 正殿* \| *正殿	main hall of a Buddhist temple


堂堂正正 tángtángzhèngzhèng	堂堂正正 \| 堂堂正正* \| *堂堂正正	displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square


正方形 zhèngfāngxíng	正方形 \| 正方形* \| *正方形	square


正安 Zhèng'ān	正安 \| 正安* \| *正安	Zheng'an county in Zunyi 遵義｜遵义, Guizhou


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


一本正經 yīběnzhèngjīng	一本正經 \| 一本正經* \| *一本正經	in deadly earnest; deadpan	一本正经


正事 zhèngshì	正事 \| 正事* \| *正事	one's proper business


正骨 zhènggǔ	正骨 \| 正骨* \| *正骨	bonesetting / Chinese osteopathy


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


正人君子 zhèngrénjūnzi	正人君子 \| 正人君子* \| *正人君子	upright gentleman / man of honor


修正液 xiūzhèngyè	修正液 \| 修正液* \| *修正液	correction fluid


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


正日 zhèngrì	正日 \| 正日* \| *正日	the day (of a festival, ceremony etc)


正襟危坐 zhèngjīnwēizuò	正襟危坐 \| 正襟危坐* \| *正襟危坐	to sit upright and still (idiom)


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


規正 guīzhèng	規正 \| 規正* \| *規正	to admonish	规正


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


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


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


正字 zhèngzì	正字 \| 正字* \| *正字	to correct an erroneously written character / regular script (calligraphy) / standard form (of a character or spelling)


正室 zhèngshì	正室 \| 正室* \| *正室	first wife / legal wife


就正 jiùzhèng	就正 \| 就正* \| *就正	(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)


正大光明 zhèngdàguāngmíng	正大光明 \| 正大光明* \| *正大光明	just and honorable

Tip: The character dictionary has hand writing instructions for many Chinese characters, a brush icon is shown in front of the character when these instructions are available, try clicking it.