zheng1
first month of the lunar year

zheng4
straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive

strokes 5
radical
strokes after radical 1
阿Q正传 阿Q正傳 a1 - zheng4 zhuan4
The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅

阿甘正传 阿甘正傳 a1 gan1 zheng4 zhuan4
Forrest Gump

八正道 八正道 ba1 zheng4 dao5
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)

拨乱反正 撥亂反正 bo1 luan4 fan3 zheng4
bring order out of chaos; set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder

拨正 撥正 bo1 zheng4
to set right; to correct

驳正 駁正 bo2 zheng4
to refute and correct

不公正 不公正 bu4 gong1 zheng4
injustice

不务正业 不務正業 bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4
not to engage in honest work; to ignore one's proper occupation; not to attend to one's proper duties

不正常 不正常 bu4 zheng4 chang2
abnormal

不正常状况 不正常狀況 bu4 zheng4 chang2 zhuang4 kuang4
abnormal state

不正当 不正當 bu4 zheng4 dang4
dishonest; unfair; improper

不正当关系 不正當關係 bu4 zheng4 dang4 guan1 xi4
improper relation; adulterous relation

不正当竞争 不正當競爭 bu4 zheng4 dang4 jing4 zheng1
unfair competition; illicit competition

不正确 不正確 bu4 zheng4 que4
incorrect; erroneous

不正之风 不正之風 bu4 zheng4 zhi1 feng1
unhealthy tendency

齿颚矫正学 齒顎矯正學 chi3 e4 jiao3 zheng4 xue2
orthodontics

齿列矫正 齒列矯正 chi3 lie4 jiao3 zheng4
orthodontic treatment; orthodontics

齿列矫正器 齒列矯正器 chi3 lie4 jiao3 zheng4 qi4
see 牙齒矯正器|牙齿矫正器

重正化 重正化 chong2 zheng4 hua4
to renormalize; renormalization

纯正 純正 chun2 zheng4
pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest

大正 大正 da4 zheng4
Taishō, reign name 1912-1926 of Japanese emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁

导正 導正 dao3 zheng4
(Tw) to guide sb in the right direction; to correct (behavior etc)

订正 訂正 ding4 zheng4
to make a correction

东正教 東正教 dong1 zheng4 jiao4
Eastern Orthodox Church

端正 端正 duan1 zheng4
upright; regular; proper; correct

二正丙醚 二正丙醚 er4 zheng4 bing3 mi2
di-n-propyl ether

反正 反正 fan3 zheng4
anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side

反正一样 反正一樣 fan3 zheng4 yi1 yang4
whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference; six of one and half a dozen of the other; as broad as it is long

方方正正 方方正正 fang1 fang1 zheng4 zheng4
square-shaped

方正 方正 fang1 zheng4
Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang

方正 方正 fang1 zheng4
clear and square; neat; square (person)

方正县 方正縣 fang1 zheng4 xian4
Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang

非正常 非正常 fei1 zheng4 chang2
abnormal; irregular

非正式 非正式 fei1 zheng4 shi4
unofficial; informal

非正数 非正數 fei1 zheng4 shu4
a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero)

风华正茂 風華正茂 feng1 hua2 zheng4 mao4
in one's prime

扶正 扶正 fu2 zheng4
to set sth upright or straight; to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal); (old) to raise from concubine to wife status

扶正压邪 扶正壓邪 fu2 zheng4 ya1 xie2
to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)

斧正 斧正 fu3 zheng4
(polite) please amend my writing

改邪归正 改邪歸正 gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4
to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

改正 改正 gai3 zheng4
to correct; to amend; to put right; correction

刚正 剛正 gang1 zheng4
honest; upright

刚正不阿 剛正不阿 gang1 zheng4 bu4 e1
upright and plainspoken

高村正彦 高村正彥 gao1 cun1 zheng4 yan4
KOMURA Masahiko (1942-), Japanese politician, foreign minister from 1998, minister of defense from 2007

更正 更正 geng1 zheng4
to correct; to make a correction

公正 公正 gong1 zheng4
just; fair; equitable

光明正大 光明正大 guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4
(of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open

规正 規正 gui1 zheng4
to admonish

归正 歸正 gui1 zheng4
to return to the right path; to mend one's ways; to reform; Reformed (church etc)

韩正 韓正 han2 zheng4
Han Zheng (1954-), mayor of Shanghai (2007-2012), CPC Shanghai Committee Secretary (2012-)

贺正 賀正 he4 zheng1
to exchange compliments on New Year's Day

横正暴敛 橫正暴斂 heng2 zheng4 bao4 lian3
to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)

假正经 假正經 jia3 zheng4 jing1
demure; prudish; hypocritical

建构正义理论 建構正義理論 jian4 gou4 zheng4 yi4 li3 lun4
constructivist theory

建立正式外交关系 建立正式外交關係 jian4 li4 zheng4 shi4 wai4 jiao1 guan1 xi4
formally establish diplomatic relations

谏正 諫正 jian4 zheng4
see 諍諫|诤谏

矫枉过正 矯枉過正 jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4
to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate

矫正 矯正 jiao3 zheng4
to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten

脚正不怕鞋歪 腳正不怕鞋歪 jiao3 zheng4 bu4 pa4 xie2 wai1
lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe; an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)

矫正透镜 矯正透鏡 jiao3 zheng4 tou4 jing4
correcting lens

校正 校正 jiao4 zheng4
to proofread and correct; to edit and rectify; to correct; to calibrate

校正子 校正子 jiao4 zheng4 zi3
proofreader and corrector

金正恩 金正恩 jin1 zheng4 en1
Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日, supreme leader of North Korea from 2011

金正男 金正男 jin1 zheng4 nan2
Kim Jong-nam (1971-2017), the eldest son of Kim Jong-il 金正日

金正日 金正日 jin1 zheng4 ri4
Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011

金正银 金正銀 jin1 zheng4 yin2
former spelling of Kim Jong-un 金正恩

金正云 金正雲 jin1 zheng4 yun2
erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩

纠正 糾正 jiu1 zheng4
to correct; to make right

就地正法 就地正法 jiu4 di4 zheng4 fa3
to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution; to carry out the law on the spot

居正 居正 ju1 zheng4
(literary) to follow the right path

匡正 匡正 kuang1 zheng4
to correct; to amend; to redress (evils)

立正 立正 li4 zheng4
to stand straight; attention! (order to troops)

林丰正 林豐正 lin2 feng1 zheng4
Lin Feng-cheng (Taiwan Minister of the Interior)

令正 令正 ling4 zheng4
your wife (honorific)

名不正言不顺 名不正言不順 ming2 bu5 zheng4 yan2 bu5 shun4
(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred

明媒正娶 明媒正娶 ming2 mei2 zheng4 qu3
to be officially wed

名正言顺 名正言順 ming2 zheng4 yan2 shun4
in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate

偏邪不正 偏邪不正 pian1 xie2 bu4 zheng4
biased; prejudiced (idiom)

偏正式合成词 偏正式合成詞 pian1 zheng4 shi4 he2 cheng2 ci2
modified compound word

朴正熙 朴正熙 piao2 zheng4 xi1
Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard

弃邪归正 棄邪歸正 qi4 xie2 gui1 zheng4
to give up evil and return to virtue

清正 清正 qing1 zheng4
upright and honorable

清正廉明 清正廉明 qing1 zheng4 lian2 ming2
upright and honest

上颚正门齿 上顎正門齒 shang4 e4 zheng4 men2 chi3
maxillary central incisor

上梁不正下梁歪 上梁不正下梁歪 shang4 liang2 bu4 zheng4 xia4 liang2 wai1
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices

舍正从邪 捨正從邪 she3 zheng4 cong2 xie2
to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

社会正义 社會正義 she4 hui4 zheng4 yi4
social justice

守正不阿 守正不阿 shou3 zheng4 bu4 e1
to be strictly just and impartial

寿终正寝 壽終正寢 shou4 zhong1 zheng4 qin3
to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age

双曲线正弦 雙曲線正弦 shuang1 qu1 xian4 zheng4 xian2
hyperbolic sine or sinh (math)

双曲正弦 雙曲正弦 shuang1 qu1 zheng4 xian2
hyperbolic sine or sinh (math)

堂堂正正 堂堂正正 tang2 tang2 zheng4 zheng4
displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square

歪打正着 歪打正著 wai1 da3 zheng4 zhao2
to succeed by a lucky stroke

吴官正 吳官正 wu2 guan1 zheng4
Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CPC Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

五官端正 五官端正 wu3 guan1 duan1 zheng4
to have regular features

夏正民 夏正民 xia4 zheng4 min2
Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge

邪不敌正 邪不敵正 xie2 bu4 di2 zheng4
good will always triumph over evil (idiom)

新正 新正 xin1 zheng1
see 正月

修成正果 修成正果 xiu1 cheng2 zheng4 guo3
to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight; to obtain a positive outcome after sustained efforts; to come to fruition

修正 修正 xiu1 zheng4
to revise; to amend

修正案 修正案 xiu1 zheng4 an4
amendment; revised draft

修正液 修正液 xiu1 zheng4 ye4
correction fluid

修正主义 修正主義 xiu1 zheng4 zhu3 yi4
revisionism

薛居正 薛居正 xue1 ju1 zheng4
Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史

训民正音 訓民正音 xun4 min2 zheng4 yin1
Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul

牙齿矫正器 牙齒矯正器 ya2 chi3 jiao3 zheng4 qi4
orthodontic braces

雅正 雅正 ya3 zheng4
correct (literary); upright; (hon.) Please point out my shortcomings.; I await your esteemed corrections.

言归正传 言歸正傳 yan2 gui1 zheng4 zhuan4
to return to the topic (idiom); to get back to the main point

严正 嚴正 yan2 zheng4
sternly; solemn

验明正身 驗明正身 yan4 ming2 zheng4 shen1
to identify; to verify sb's identity; identification

一本正经 一本正經 yi1 ben3 zheng4 jing1
in deadly earnest; deadpan

义正辞严 義正辭嚴 yi4 zheng4 ci2 yan2
to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)

硬正 硬正 ying4 zheng4
staunchly honest

雍正 雍正 yong1 zheng4
Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)

俞正声 俞正聲 yu2 zheng4 sheng1
Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician

张居正 張居正 zhang1 ju1 zheng4
Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

真正 真正 zhen1 zheng4
genuine; real; true; genuinely

正仓院 正倉院 zheng1 cang1 yuan4
Shōsō-in, treasure house belonging to Tōdai-ji 東大寺, Nara 奈良, Japan, an extensive repository of imperial treasures from Tang times; described as the east-most end of the Silk road

正朔 正朔 zheng1 shuo4
first day of the first lunar month; (old) calendar promulgated by the first emperor of a dynasty

正月 正月 zheng1 yue4
first month of the lunar year

正月初一 正月初一 zheng1 yue4 chu1 yi1
New Year's Day in the lunar calendar

正安 正安 zheng4 an1
Zheng'an county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义, Guizhou

正安县 正安縣 zheng4 an1 xian4
Zheng'an county in Zun'yi 遵義|遵义, Guizhou

正版 正版 zheng4 ban3
genuine; legal; see also 盜版|盗版

正半轴 正半軸 zheng4 ban4 zhou2
positive semi-axis (in coordinate geometry)

正本 正本 zheng4 ben3
original (of a document); reserved copy (of a library book)

正比 正比 zheng4 bi3
direct ratio; directly proportional

正比例 正比例 zheng4 bi3 li4
direct proportionality

正步 正步 zheng4 bu4
goose-step (for military parades)

正步走 正步走 zheng4 bu4 zou3
to march at parade step; March! (military command)

正餐 正餐 zheng4 can1
(regular) meal; full meal; main course

正常 正常 zheng4 chang2
regular; normal; ordinary

正常成本 正常成本 zheng4 chang2 cheng2 ben3
normal cost (accountancy)

正常工作 正常工作 zheng4 chang2 gong1 zuo4
normal operation; proper functioning

正常化 正常化 zheng4 chang2 hua4
normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)

正长石 正長石 zheng4 chang2 shi2
orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)

正词法 正詞法 zheng4 ci2 fa3
orthography (linguistics)

正大光明 正大光明 zheng4 da4 guang1 ming2
just and honorable

正旦 正旦 zheng4 dan4
starring female role in a Chinese opera

正当 正當 zheng4 dang1
timely; just (when needed)

正当年 正當年 zheng4 dang1 nian2
to be in the prime of life

正当时 正當時 zheng4 dang1 shi2
the right time for sth; the right season (for planting cabbage)

正当中 正當中 zheng4 dang1 zhong1
right in the midpoint; a bull's eye; to hit the nail on the head

正当 正當 zheng4 dang4
honest; reasonable; fair; sensible

正当防卫 正當防衛 zheng4 dang4 fang2 wei4
reasonable self-defense; legitimate defense

正当理由 正當理由 zheng4 dang4 li3 you2
proper reason; reasonable grounds

正当性 正當性 zheng4 dang4 xing4
(political) legitimacy

正道 正道 zheng4 dao4
the correct path; the right way (Buddhism)

正德 正德 zheng4 de2
Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照 (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, Temple name 明武宗

正点 正點 zheng4 dian3
on time; punctual (of train etc); awesome (slang)

正电 正電 zheng4 dian4
positive charge (electricity)

正殿 正殿 zheng4 dian4
main hall of a Buddhist temple

正电子 正電子 zheng4 dian4 zi3
positron (antiparticle of the electron)

正电子断层 正電子斷層 zheng4 dian4 zi3 duan4 ceng2
PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

正电子发射层析 正電子發射層析 zheng4 dian4 zi3 fa1 she4 ceng2 xi1
positron emission tomography (PET)

正电子发射断层照相术 正電子發射斷層照相術 zheng4 dian4 zi3 fa1 she4 duan4 ceng2 zhao4 xiang1 shu4
positron emission tomography (PET)

正电子发射计算机断层 正電子發射計算機斷層 zheng4 dian4 zi3 fa1 she4 ji4 suan4 ji1 duan4 ceng2
PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

正电子发射体层 正電子發射體層 zheng4 dian4 zi3 fa1 she4 ti3 ceng2
PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

正电子照射断层摄影 正電子照射斷層攝影 zheng4 dian4 zi3 zhao4 she4 duan4 ceng2 she4 ying3
positrion emission tomography (PET)

正丁醚 正丁醚 zheng4 ding1 mi2
butyl ether

正定 正定 zheng4 ding4
Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, Hebei

正定县 正定縣 zheng4 ding4 xian4
Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, Hebei

正断层 正斷層 zheng4 duan4 ceng2
normal fault (geology)

正对 正對 zheng4 dui4
directly facing

正多胞形 正多胞形 zheng4 duo1 bao1 xing2
convex polytope

正多面体 正多面體 zheng4 duo1 mian4 ti3
regular polyhedron

正儿八板 正兒八板 zheng4 er2 ba1 ban3
earnest; authentic

正儿八经 正兒八經 zheng4 er2 ba1 jing1
serious; earnest; real; true

正法 正法 zheng4 fa3
to execute; the law

正反 正反 zheng4 fan3
positive and negative; pros and cons; inside and outside

正反两面 正反兩面 zheng4 fan3 liang3 mian4
two-way; reversible; both sides of the coin

正方体 正方體 zheng4 fang1 ti3
a rectangular parallelepiped

正方向 正方向 zheng4 fang1 xiang4
orientation

正方形 正方形 zheng4 fang1 xing2
square

正房 正房 zheng4 fang2
central building (in a traditional house); primary wife

正锋 正鋒 zheng4 feng1
frontal attack (brush movement in painting)

正逢其时 正逢其時 zheng4 feng2 qi2 shi2
to come at the right time; to be opportune

正负 正負 zheng4 fu4
positive and negative

正负电子 正負電子 zheng4 fu4 dian4 zi3
electrons and positrons

正负号 正負號 zheng4 fu4 hao4
plus or minus sign ± (math.)

正港 正港 zheng4 gang3
(slang) authentic; genuine

正割 正割 zheng4 ge1
secant (of angle), written sec θ

正宫娘娘 正宮娘娘 zheng4 gong1 niang2 niang2
empress

正骨 正骨 zheng4 gu3
bone setting; Chinese osteopathy

正骨八法 正骨八法 zheng4 gu3 ba1 fa3
the eight methods of bone setting; Chinese osteopathy

正规 正規 zheng4 gui1
regular; according to standards

正规教育 正規教育 zheng4 gui1 jiao4 yu4
regular education

正规军 正規軍 zheng4 gui1 jun1
regular army; standing army

正轨 正軌 zheng4 gui3
the right track

正好 正好 zheng4 hao3
just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that

正号 正號 zheng4 hao4
positive value sign + (math.); plus sign

正化 正化 zheng4 hua4
normalization; to normalize

正极 正極 zheng4 ji2
positive pole

正交 正交 zheng4 jiao1
orthogonality

正交群 正交群 zheng4 jiao1 qun2
orthogonal group (math.)

正角 正角 zheng4 jiao3
positive angle

正教 正教 zheng4 jiao4
lit. true religion; orthodox religion; orthodox Christianity; Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians)

正教真诠 正教真詮 zheng4 jiao4 zhen1 quan2
Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆, a study of Islam; also translated as Real hermeneutics of orthodox religion

正襟危坐 正襟危坐 zheng4 jin1 wei1 zuo4
to sit upright and still (idiom)

正经 正經 zheng4 jing1
decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards

正经八百 正經八百 zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3
very serious; solemn

正经八摆 正經八擺 zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3
variant of 正經八百|正经八百

正经八板 正經八板 zheng4 jing1 ba1 ban3
see 正經八百|正经八百

正剧 正劇 zheng4 ju4
bourgeois tragedy

正角 正角 zheng4 jue2
good guy (in a story); hero

正楷 正楷 zheng4 kai3
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

正蓝旗 正藍旗 zheng4 lan2 qi2
Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia; also written 正蘭旗|正兰旗

正兰旗 正蘭旗 zheng4 lan2 qi2
Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

正离子 正離子 zheng4 li2 zi3
positive ion; cation (physics)

正六边形 正六邊形 zheng4 liu4 bian1 xing2
regular hexagon

正路 正路 zheng4 lu4
the right way

正妹 正妹 zheng4 mei4
(Tw) beautiful woman; sexy woman

正门 正門 zheng4 men2
main entrance; main gate; portal

正面 正面 zheng4 mian4
front; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open

正名 正名 zheng4 ming2
to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature; rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)

正念 正念 zheng4 nian4
correct mindfulness (buddhism)

正宁 正寧 zheng4 ning2
Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳, Gansu

正宁县 正寧縣 zheng4 ning2 xian4
Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳, Gansu

正派 正派 zheng4 pai4
upright

正品 正品 zheng4 pin3
certified goods; quality product; normal product; A-class goods

正气 正氣 zheng4 qi4
healthy environment; healthy atmosphere; righteousness; vital energy (in Chinese medicine)

正巧 正巧 zheng4 qiao3
just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune

正切 正切 zheng4 qie1
tangent (of angle), written tan θ

正确 正確 zheng4 que4
correct; proper

正确处理 正確處理 zheng4 que4 chu3 li3
to handle correctly

正确处理人民内部矛盾 正確處理人民內部矛盾 zheng4 que4 chu3 li3 ren2 min2 nei4 bu4 mao2 dun4
On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957

正确路线 正確路線 zheng4 que4 lu4 xian4
correct line (i.e. the party line)

正然 正然 zheng4 ran2
in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing)

正人君子 正人君子 zheng4 ren2 jun1 zi5
upright gentleman; man of honor

正日 正日 zheng4 ri4
the day (of a festival, ceremony etc)

正如 正如 zheng4 ru2
just as; precisely as

正色 正色 zheng4 se4
stern; grim; resolute; firm; unflinching; fundamental colors

正生 正生 zheng4 sheng1
starring male role in a Chinese opera

正时 正時 zheng4 shi2
timing (of an engine)

正史 正史 zheng4 shi3
the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories; true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends

正视 正視 zheng4 shi4
to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to

正式 正式 zheng4 shi4
formal; official

正事 正事 zheng4 shi4
one's proper business

正是 正是 zheng4 shi4
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as

正室 正室 zheng4 shi4
first wife; legal wife

正式投票 正式投票 zheng4 shi4 tou2 piao4
formal vote

正书 正書 zheng4 shu1
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

正数 正數 zheng4 shu4
positive number

正太 正太 zheng4 tai4
young, cute boy; derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控

正态分布 正態分布 zheng4 tai4 fen1 bu4
(math.) normal distribution; Gaussian distribution

正太控 正太控 zheng4 tai4 kong4
shotacon (Japanese loanword); manga or anime genre depicting young boys in an erotic manner

正体 正體 zheng4 ti3
standard form (of a Chinese character); plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic); printed style (as opposed to cursive); (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters

正体字 正體字 zheng4 ti3 zi4
standard form of a Chinese character; (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters

正统 正統 zheng4 tong3
Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇 (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, Temple name Yingzong 英宗

正统 正統 zheng4 tong3
orthodox

正投影 正投影 zheng4 tou2 ying3
orthogonal projection

正外部性 正外部性 zheng4 wai4 bu4 xing4
positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)

正文 正文 zheng4 wen2
main text (as opposed to footnotes); main body (of a book)

正午 正午 zheng4 wu3
midday; noon; noonday

正误 正誤 zheng4 wu4
true or false?; correct or incorrect; to correct errors (in a document)

正误表 正誤表 zheng4 wu4 biao3
corrigenda

正弦 正弦 zheng4 xian2
sine (of angle), written sin θ

正弦波 正弦波 zheng4 xian2 bo1
sine wave; simple harmonic vibration

正弦定理 正弦定理 zheng4 xian2 ding4 li3
law of sines

正弦形 正弦形 zheng4 xian2 xing2
sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)

正镶白旗 正鑲白旗 zheng4 xiang1 bai2 qi2
Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia

正向 正向 zheng4 xiang4
forward (direction); positive (thinking, mood, values etc)

正象 正象 zheng4 xiang4
to be just like

正向力 正向力 zheng4 xiang4 li4
normal force (physics)

正向前看 正向前看 zheng4 xiang4 qian2 kan4
look-ahead assertion

正邪 正邪 zheng4 xie2
opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气 and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气 (TCM)

正邪相争 正邪相爭 zheng4 xie2 xiang1 zheng1
term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气 and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气

正牙带环 正牙帶環 zheng4 ya2 dai4 huan2
orthodontic brace

正颜厉色 正顏厲色 zheng4 yan2 li4 se4
solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling

正言厉色 正言厲色 zheng4 yan2 li4 se4
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色

正眼 正眼 zheng4 yan3
facing directly (with one's eyes); (to look sb) in the eyes

正阳 正陽 zheng4 yang2
Zhangyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店, Henan

正阳县 正陽縣 zheng4 yang2 xian4
Zhangyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店, Henan

正要 正要 zheng4 yao4
to be just about to; to be on the point of

正业 正業 zheng4 ye4
one's regular job

正意 正意 zheng4 yi4
sense (in DNA)

正义 正義 zheng4 yi4
justice; righteousness; just; righteous

正义党 正義黨 zheng4 yi4 dang3
Justicialist Party

正义斗争 正義鬥爭 zheng4 yi4 dou4 zheng1
righteous struggle

正音 正音 zheng4 yin1
standard pronunciation; to correct sb's pronunciation

正用 正用 zheng4 yong4
correct usage

正在 正在 zheng4 zai4
just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)

正则 正則 zheng4 ze2
regular (figure in geometry)

正则表达式 正則表達式 zheng4 ze2 biao3 da2 shi4
regular expression (computing)

正则参数 正則參數 zheng4 ze2 can1 shu4
regular parametrization

正着 正著 zheng4 zhao2
head-on; red-handed

正整数 正整數 zheng4 zheng3 shu4
positive integer

正正 正正 zheng4 zheng4
neat; orderly; just in time

正直 正直 zheng4 zhi2
upright; upstanding; honest

正职 正職 zheng4 zhi2
main job; day job; steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual); chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy)

正值 正值 zheng4 zhi2
just at the time of; honest; upright; (math.) positive value

正中 正中 zheng4 zhong1
middle; center; right in the middle or center; nub

正中下怀 正中下懷 zheng4 zhong4 xia4 huai2
exactly what one wants

正中要害 正中要害 zheng4 zhong4 yao4 hai4
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

正传 正傳 zheng4 zhuan4
main subject of long novel; true biography

正装 正裝 zheng4 zhuang1
formal dress

正子 正子 zheng4 zi3
positron; also called 正電子|正电子

正字 正字 zheng4 zi4
to correct an erroneously written character; regular script (calligraphy); standard form (of a character or spelling)

正字法 正字法 zheng4 zi4 fa3
orthography

正字通 正字通 zheng4 zi4 tong1
Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈|张自烈 in 17th century

正宗 正宗 zheng4 zong1
orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine

正祖 正祖 zheng4 zu3
Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty

指正 指正 zhi3 zheng4
to point out mistakes or weak points for correction; to comment; criticism

中正 中正 zhong1 zheng4
adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石

中正 中正 zhong1 zheng4
fair and honest

中正纪念堂 中正紀念堂 zhong1 zheng4 ji4 nian4 tang2
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei

中正区 中正區 zhong1 zheng4 qu1
Zhongzheng District of Taipei 台北市 or Keelung 基隆市

转正 轉正 zhuan3 zheng4
to transfer to full membership; to obtain tenure

字正腔圆 字正腔圓 zi4 zheng4 qiang1 yuan2
(of singing or speaking) very articulate pronunciation and vocalizing

宗正 宗正 zong1 zheng4
Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

作风正派 作風正派 zuo4 feng1 zheng4 pai4
to be honest and upright; to have moral integrity