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正

zhèng

A1 Level 3* ★ Core word
AdverbStative verb

正 (zhèng) is a Chinese word meaning “straight”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3* (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  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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Example

他正在打電話，等一下再找他。

He's on the phone right now; talk to him later.

Related words at this level

月台早點雜誌整正常正好正式枕頭

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).