正当

zhèng dāng · zheng dang/zhèng dàng · zheng dang

Traditional 正當

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

zhèng dāng 正當

  1. timely
  2. just (when needed)

zhèng dàng 正當

  1. honest
  2. reasonable
  3. fair
  4. sensible

In a sentence

2 examples
01

正(zhèng)当(dāng)我(wǒ)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)出(chū)门(mén)时(shí),电(diàn)话(huà)响(xiǎng)了(le)。

Just as I was about to leave, the phone rang.

02

他(tā)通(tōng)过(guò)正(zhèng)当(dàng)途(tú)径(jìng)解(jiě)决(jué)了(le)这(zhè)个(gè)问(wèn)题(tí)。

He solved this problem through proper channels.

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