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正

zhēng · zheng/zhèng · zheng

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HSK 1Old HSK 5

Meaning

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zhēng 正

  1. first month of the lunar year

zhèng 正

  1. straight
  2. upright
  3. proper
  4. main
  5. principal
  6. to correct
  7. to rectify
  8. exactly
  9. just (at that time)
  10. right (in that place)
  11. (math.) positive
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  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)！我(wǒ)正(zhèng)想(xiǎng)找(zhǎo)你(nǐ)！

    Liangliang! I was just about to look for you!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)正(zhèng)想(xiǎng)找(zhǎo)你(nǐ)。

    I was just about to look for you too.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)找(zhǎo)我(wǒ)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What for?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)正在(zhèngzài)做饭(zuòfàn)，可是(kěshì)没有(méiyǒu)酱油(jiàngyóu)了(le)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)吗(ma)？

    I'm cooking and I'm out of soy sauce. Do you have any?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)正在(zhèngzài)做饭(zuòfàn)，我(wǒ)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)酱油(jiàngyóu)！

    I'm cooking too, and I have no soy sauce either!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)买(mǎi)。

    Then let's go buy some together.

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2 examples
01

学(xué)友(yǒu)来(lái)看(kàn)林(lín)老(lǎo)师(shī)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，外(wài)边(bian)正(zhèng)下(xià)着(zhe)雨(yǔ)呢(ne)。

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.

02

日(rì)本(běn)正(zhèng)面(miàn)临(lín)着(zhe)严(yán)重(zhòng)的(de)经(jīng)济(jì)问(wèn)题(tí)。

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.

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