5 strokes
5 画
zhèng
zhǐ
stop
- straight
- main
- right
- upright
- pure
- regular
- principle
- positive
- straighten
- just
- right now
zhèng-cháng
正常
adj.
normal
zhèng-cān
正餐
n.
dinner; full meal; main course
zhèng-diǎn
正点
n.
be on schedule; punctuality; on the dot
zhèng-què
正确
adj.
correct
zhèng-shì
正式
adj.
official
zhèng-yǎn
正眼
v.
to look straight; to look forward
zhèng-jīng
正经
adj.
decent; serious; standard; really
zhèng-pǐn
正品
n.
quality product
fēng-huá-zhèng-mào
风华正茂
a life with full of flowering; in one’s prime; in the flower of youth
gōng-zhèng-lián-míng
公正廉明
upright and honest
guāng-míng-zhèng-dà
光明正大
to be decent, honest and magnanimous, and to have no secret or shameless deed
shǒu-zhèng-bù-ē
守正不阿
to be strictly just and impartial
zhèng-rén-jūn-zǐ
正人君子
man of integrity; upright gentleman
Usage 用法
straight
Zhè fú huà guà de bú zhèng.
这幅画挂得不正。
This painting is not hung straight.
pure
Zhè dào cài de wèir yǒu-diǎnr bú zhèng.
这道菜的味儿有点儿不正。
This dish doesn’t taste authentic.
regular
Zhè wèi xīn tóng-shì wǔ-guān duān-zhèng.
这位新同事五官端正。
This new colleague has regular features.
straighten
Tā bǎ mào-zi zhèng le yí zhèng chū le mén.
他把帽子正了一正出了门。
He straightened his hat, and went out.
right
Tā-men yì jiā zhèng-zài kàn diàn-shì.
他们一家正在看电视。
His family are watching TV.
right now
Zhè jiàn yī-fu dà-xiǎo zhèng hǎo.
这件衣服大小正好。
This shirt is just the right size.
