正
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICTzhēng 正
- first month of the lunar year
zhèng 正
- straight
- upright
- proper
- main
- principal
- to correct
- to rectify
- exactly
- just (at that time)
- right (in that place)
- (math.) positive
In a sentence
2 examples学友来看林老师的时候,外边正下着雨呢。
When Xueyou came to see Teacher Lin, it was raining outside.
Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
日本正面临着严重的经济问题。
Japan is confronted with severe economic problems.
Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.
How to write
Stroke order & practiceChoose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.
Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.
Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.
