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阿甘正傳 阿甘正传 [A1 gan1 Zheng4 zhuan4] /Forrest Gump/ 5088 1
阿Q 阿Q [[A1 Q]] /Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella "The True Story of Ah Q" 阿Q正傳|阿Q正传[A1 Q Zheng4zhuan4] ("Q" here is typically pronounced as [kiu1] or [qiu1])/ 540 2
阿Q正傳 阿Q正传 [A1 Q Zheng4 zhuan4] /The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]/ 4956 1
八正道 八正道 [ba1 zheng4 dao4] /the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)/ 1950 1
病邪 病邪 [bing4 xie2] /pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM/as opposed to vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4]/ 4997 1
撥亂反正 拨乱反正 [bo1 luan4 fan3 zheng4] /bring order out of chaos/set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder/ 7101 1
撥正 拨正 [bo1 zheng4] /to set right/to correct/ 3508 1
駁正 驳正 [bo2 zheng4] /to refute and correct/ 6794 1
不務正業 不务正业 [bu4 wu4 zheng4 ye4] /not to engage in honest work/to ignore one's proper occupation/not to attend to one's proper duties/ 5549 1
不正常 不正常 [bu4 zheng4 chang2] /abnormal/ 7101 1
不正當 不正当 [bu4 zheng4 dang4] /dishonest/unfair/improper/ 5103 1
不正當關係 不正当关系 [bu4 zheng4 dang4 guan1 xi4] /improper relationship; illicit relationship/ 1261 1
不正當競爭 不正当竞争 [bu4 zheng4 dang4 jing4 zheng1] /unfair competition/illicit competition/ 5103 1
不正確 不正确 [bu4 zheng4 que4] /incorrect/erroneous/ 6498 1
不正之風 不正之风 [bu4 zheng4 zhi1 feng1] /unhealthy tendency/ 7101 1
側鋒 侧锋 [[ce4feng1]] /(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])/ 640 2
誠心正意 诚心正意 [cheng2 xin1 zheng4 yi4] /see 誠心誠意|诚心诚意[cheng2 xin1 cheng2 yi4]/ 3039 1
齒列矯正 齿列矫正 [chi3 lie4 jiao3 zheng4] /orthodontic treatment/orthodontics/ 4849 1
齒列矯正器 齿列矫正器 [chi3 lie4 jiao3 zheng4 qi4] /see 牙齒矯正器|牙齿矫正器[ya2 chi3 jiao3 zheng4 qi4]/ 4849 1
齒顎矯正學 齿颚矫正学 [[chi3e4 jiao3zheng4xue2]] /(Tw) orthodontics/ 218 2
重正化 重正化 [chong2 zheng4 hua4] /to renormalize/renormalization/ 6564 1
純正 纯正 [chun2 zheng4] /pure/unadulterated/(of motives etc) honest/ 5841 1
次正裝 次正装 [ci4 zheng4 zhuang1] /smart casual attire/ 3121 1
大正 大正 [Da4 zheng4] /Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁[Jia1 ren2]/ 2675 1
導正 导正 [dao3 zheng4] /(Tw) to guide sb in the right direction/to correct (behavior etc)/ 3825 1
盜版 盗版 [dao4 ban3] /pirated/illegal/see also 正版[zheng4 ban3]/ 5892 1
訂正 订正 [ding4 zheng4] /to make a correction/ 4608 1
東正教 东正教 [[Dong1zheng4jiao4]] /Eastern Orthodox Church/ 44 2
端正 端正 [duan1 zheng4] /upright/regular/proper/correct/ 7101 1
二正丙醚 二正丙醚 [er4 zheng4 bing3 mi2] /di-n-propyl ether/ 6842 1
反電子 反电子 [fan3 dian4 zi3] /positron/also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]/ 5765 1
反正 反正 [fan3 zheng4] /anyway/in any case/to come over from the enemy's side/ 5400 1
反正一樣 反正一样 [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/ 6712 1
方方正正 方方正正 [fang1 fang1 zheng4 zheng4] /square-shaped/ 5029 1
方正 方正 [fang1 zheng4] /clear and square/neat/square (person)/ 5588 1
方正 方正 [[Fang1zheng4]] /see 方正縣|方正县[Fang1zheng4 Xian4]/ 341 2
方正縣 方正县 [[Fang1zheng4 Xian4]] /Fangzheng, a county in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1er3bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang/ 341 2
非正常 非正常 [fei1 zheng4 chang2] /abnormal/irregular/ 6557 1
非正式 非正式 [fei1 zheng4 shi4] /unofficial; informal/ 1286 1
非正數 非正数 [fei1 zheng4 shu4] /a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero)/ 6981 1
風華正茂 风华正茂 [feng1 hua2 zheng4 mao4] /in one's prime/ 5716 1
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/ 3893 1
扶正壓邪 扶正压邪 [fu2 zheng4 ya1 xie2] /to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)/ 6088 1
斧正 斧正 [fu3 zheng4] /(polite) please amend my writing/ 4181 1
改邪歸正 改邪归正 [gai3 xie2 gui1 zheng4] /to mend one's ways (idiom)/to turn over a new leaf/ 5213 1
改正 改正 [gai3 zheng4] /to correct/to amend/to put right/correction/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 6365 1
剛正 刚正 [gang1 zheng4] /honest/upright/ 7101 1
剛正不阿 刚正不阿 [gang1 zheng4 bu4 e1] /upright and plainspoken/ 5910 1
高村正彥 高村正彦 [Gao1 cun1 Zheng4 yan4] /KOMURA Masahiko (1942-), Japanese politician, foreign minister from 1998, minister of defense from 2007/ 3508 1
更正 更正 [geng1 zheng4] /to correct/to make a correction/ 6799 1
公正 公正 [[gong1zheng4]] /just; fair; equitable/ 723 2
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/ 1052 1
歸正 归正 [gui1 zheng4] /to return to the right path/to mend one's ways/to reform/Reformed (church etc)/ 4184 1
規正 规正 [gui1 zheng4] /to admonish/ 6491 1
韓正 韩正 [Han2 Zheng4] /Han Zheng (1954-), senior vice premier of the PRC (2018-)/ 1917 1
賀正 贺正 [he4 zheng1] /to exchange compliments on New Year's Day/ 4191 1
技正 技正 [[ji4zheng4]] /(Tw) senior technical specialist (a technical-staff rank in Taiwan's civil service)/ 251 2
嘉仁 嘉仁 [Jia1 ren2] /Yoshihito, personal name of the Taishō 大正[Da4 zheng4] emperor of Japan (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926/ 2675 1
假正經 假正经 [jia3 zheng4 jing1] /demure/prudish/hypocritical/ 5785 1
諫正 谏正 [jian4 zheng4] /see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]/ 5765 1
蔣中正 蒋中正 [[Jiang3 Zhong1zheng4]] /Chiang Chung-cheng, adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4shi2]/ 810 2
矯枉過正 矫枉过正 [jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4] /to overcorrect (idiom)/to overcompensate/ 3503 1
矯枉過直 矫枉过直 [jiao3 wang3 guo4 zhi2] /see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4]/ 3503 1
矯正 矫正 [jiao3 zheng4] /to correct/to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)/to cure/rectification/correction/to straighten/ 6951 1
腳正不怕鞋歪 脚正不怕鞋歪 [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)/ 6099 1
矯正透鏡 矫正透镜 [jiao3 zheng4 tou4 jing4] /correcting lens/ 6935 1
校正 校正 [jiao4 zheng4] /to proofread and correct/to edit and rectify/to correct/to calibrate/ 5597 1
金正恩 金正恩 [Jin1 Zheng4 en1] /Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], supreme leader of North Korea from 2011/ 3957 1
金正男 金正男 [Jin1 Zheng4 nan2] /Kim Jong-nam (1971-2017), the eldest son of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4]/ 3425 1
金正日 金正日 [Jin1 Zheng4 ri4] /Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011/ 3540 1
金正銀 金正银 [Jin1 Zheng4 yin2] /former spelling of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1]/ 3957 1
糾正 纠正 [jiu1 zheng4] /to correct/to make right/ 7101 1
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/ 6332 1
舊五代史 旧五代史 [Jiu4 Wu3 dai4 shi3] /History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls/ 4969 1
就正 就正 [jiu4 zheng4] /(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)/ 2355 1
居正 居正 [ju1 zheng4] /(literary) to follow the right path/ 5635 1
勘正 勘正 [[kan1zheng4]] /to proofread and correct/ 709 2
刊正 刊正 [[kan1zheng4]] /to proofread and correct/ 709 2
口嫌體正直 口嫌体正直 [kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2] /your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)/ 1992 1
口嫌體直 口嫌体直 [kou3 xian2 ti3 zhi2] /your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kou3 xian2 ti3 zheng4 zhi2])/ 1992 1
苦集滅道 苦集灭道 [ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4] /the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]/also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4]/ 1950 1
匡正 匡正 [kuang1 zheng4] /to correct/to amend/to redress (evils)/ 4642 1
立正 立正 [li4 zheng4] /to stand straight/attention! (order to troops)/ 6849 1
廉正 廉正 [lian2 zheng4] /upright and honest/integrity/ 1892 1
林豐正 林丰正 [Lin2 Feng1 zheng4] /Lin Fong-cheng (1940-), Taiwanese politician/ 3016 1
令正 令正 [[ling4zheng4]] /(honorific) your wife/ 866 2
名不正言不順 名不正言不顺 [ming2 bu5 zheng4 yan2 bu5 shun4] /(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred/ 3490 1
明媒正娶 明媒正娶 [ming2 mei2 zheng4 qu3] /to be officially wed/ 5496 1
明武宗 明武宗 [Ming2 Wu3 zong1] /Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 de2]/ 4664 1
名正言順 名正言顺 [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/ 3700 1
偏邪不正 偏邪不正 [pian1 xie2 bu4 zheng4] /biased/prejudiced (idiom)/ 6121 1
偏正式合成詞 偏正式合成词 [pian1 zheng4 shi4 he2 cheng2 ci2] /modified compound word/ 7101 1
偏鋒 偏锋 [[pian1feng1]] /(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1])/(fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things/ 640 2
朴槿惠 朴槿惠 [Piao2 Jin3 hui4] /Park Geun-hye (1952-), Korean politician, daughter of former dictator Park Chung-Hee 朴正熙[Piao2 Zheng4 xi1], president of Korea 2013-2017/ 3325 1
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/ 4975 1
棄邪歸正 弃邪归正 [qi4 xie2 gui1 zheng4] /to give up evil and return to virtue/ 6918 1
青衣 青衣 [qing1 yi1] /black clothes/servant (old)/young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zheng4 dan4]/ 5891 1
清正 清正 [qing1 zheng4] /upright and honorable/ 6572 1
清正廉明 清正廉明 [qing1 zheng4 lian2 ming2] /upright and honest/ 6534 1
上顎正門齒 上颚正门齿 [shang4 e4 zheng4 men2 chi3] /maxillary central incisor/ 5778 1
上房 上房 [shang4 fang2] /see 正房[zheng4 fang2]/ 5539 1
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/ 6058 1
捨正從邪 舍正从邪 [she3 zheng4 cong2 xie2] /to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)/ 6104 1
社會正義 社会正义 [she4 hui4 zheng4 yi4] /social justice/ 7033 1
身正不怕影子斜 身正不怕影子斜 [[shen1 zheng4 bu4 pa4 ying3zi5 xie2]] /(lit.) when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying)/(fig.) as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing/ 49 2
守正不阿 守正不阿 [shou3 zheng4 bu4 e1] /to be strictly just and impartial/ 6082 1
壽終正寢 寿终正寝 [shou4 zhong1 zheng4 qin3] /to die of old age/to die in one's bed at a ripe old age/(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life/ 2100 1
雙曲線正弦 双曲线正弦 [shuang1 qu1 xian4 zheng4 xian2] /hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)/ 2406 1
雙曲正弦 双曲正弦 [shuang1 qu1 zheng4 xian2] /hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)/ 2406 1
四諦 四谛 [si4 di4] /the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]/ 1950 1
蘇修 苏修 [[Su1xiu1]] /Soviet revisionism (abbr. for 蘇聯修正主義|苏联修正主义[Su1lian2 xiu1zheng4zhu3yi4])/ 409 2
堂堂正正 堂堂正正 [tang2 tang2 zheng4 zheng4] /displaying strength and discipline/impressive/upright and frank/square/ 5576 1
歪打正著 歪打正着 [wai1 da3 zheng4 zhao2] /to succeed by a lucky stroke/ 5778 1
吳官正 吴官正 [Wu2 Guan1 zheng4] /Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection/ 2261 1
五代史 五代史 [Wu3 dai4 shi3] /History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正[Xue1 Ju1 zheng4] in 974 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 150 scrolls/ 4969 1
五官端正 五官端正 [wu3 guan1 duan1 zheng4] /to have regular features/ 5345 1
夏正民 夏正民 [Xia4 Zheng4 min2] /Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge/ 6770 1
孝聖憲 孝圣宪 [Xiao4 sheng4 xian4] /Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693-1777), consort of Emperor Yongzheng 雍正[Yong1 zheng4] and mother of Emperor Qianlong 乾隆[Qian2 long2]/ 4433 1
邪不敵正 邪不敌正 [xie2 bu4 di2 zheng4] /good will always triumph over evil (idiom)/ 6106 1
邪氣 邪气 [xie2 qi4] /evil influence/unhealthy trend/(a person's) evil air/aura of wickedness/(TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy)/ 2223 1
新正 新正 [Xin1 zheng1] /see 正月[Zheng1 yue4]/ 4181 1
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/ 4322 1
修正案 修正案 [xiu1 zheng4 an4] /amendment/revised draft/ 7101 1
修正液 修正液 [xiu1 zheng4 ye4] /correction fluid/ 4970 1
修正 修正 [[xiu1zheng4]] /to revise; to amend; to rectify/ 718 2
修正主義 修正主义 [[xiu1zheng4zhu3yi4]] /revisionism/ 409 2
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/ 6907 1
訓民正音 训民正音 [Xun4 min2 Zheng4 yin1] /Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul/ 5868 1
牙齒矯正器 牙齿矫正器 [ya2 chi3 jiao3 zheng4 qi4] /orthodontic braces/ 4849 1
雅正 雅正 [ya3 zheng4] /correct (literary)/upright/(hon.) Please point out my shortcomings./I await your esteemed corrections./ 6066 1
言歸正傳 言归正传 [yan2 gui1 zheng4 zhuan4] /to return to the topic (idiom)/to get back to the main point/ 4716 1
嚴正 严正 [yan2 zheng4] /sternly/solemn/ 7045 1
驗明正身 验明正身 [yan4 ming2 zheng4 shen1] /to identify/to verify sb's identity/identification/ 6952 1
陽電子 阳电子 [yang2 dian4 zi3] /positron/also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]/ 5765 1
一本正經 一本正经 [[yi1ben3-zheng4jing1]] /(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan/ 613 2
以正視聽 以正视听 [[yi3zheng4shi4ting1]] /(idiom) in order to set the record straight; to clarify matters for the public/ 339 2
義正辭嚴 义正辞严 [yi4 zheng4 ci2 yan2] /(idiom) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness/ 976 1
英宗 英宗 [Ying1 zong1] /Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 tong3]/ 1940 1
硬正 硬正 [ying4 zheng4] /staunchly honest/ 4200 1
雍正 雍正 [Yong1 zheng4] /Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)/ 4433 1
俞正聲 俞正声 [Yu2 Zheng4 sheng1] /Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician/ 4046 1
張成澤 张成泽 [Zhang1 Cheng2 ze2] /Jang Song-taek (1946-2013), brother-in-law of Kim Jong-il 金正日[Jin1 Zheng4 ri4], uncle and mentor of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1], in 2013 accused of being a counter-revolutionary and executed/ 2164 1
張居正 张居正 [Zhang1 Ju1 zheng4] /Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee/ 5833 1
張自烈 张自烈 [Zhang1 Zi4 lie4] /Zhang Zilie (1597-1673), Ming dynasty scholar, author of Zhengzitong 正字通[Zheng4 zi4 tong1]/ 5019 1
真正 真正 [[zhen1zheng4]] /genuine; real; true/really; indeed/ 847 2
[zheng1] /first month of the lunar year/ 6039 1
正倉院 正仓院 [Zheng1 cang1 yuan4] /Shōsō-in, a timber structure in Nara, Japan, built to house hundreds of artifacts bequeathed to the Tōdai-ji temple by the Japanese emperor Shōmu, who died in 756/ 1477 1
正朔 正朔 [zheng1 shuo4] /first day of the first lunar month/(old) calendar promulgated by the first emperor of a dynasty/ 4181 1
正月 正月 [Zheng1 yue4] /first month of the lunar year/ 5121 1
正月初一 正月初一 [zheng1 yue4 chu1 yi1] /New Year's Day in the lunar calendar/ 6194 1
[zheng4] /straight/upright/proper/main/principal/to correct/to rectify/exactly/just (at that time)/right (in that place)/(math.) positive/ 3944 1
正版 正版 [zheng4 ban3] /genuine/legal/see also 盜版|盗版[dao4 ban3]/ 6149 1
正半軸 正半轴 [zheng4 ban4 zhou2] /positive semiaxis (in coordinate geometry)/ 2943 1
正本 正本 [zheng4 ben3] /original (of a document)/reserved copy (of a library book)/ 4438 1
正比 正比 [zheng4 bi3] /direct ratio/directly proportional/ 6636 1
正比例 正比例 [zheng4 bi3 li4] /direct proportionality/ 4062 1
正步 正步 [zheng4 bu4] /goose-step (for military parades)/ 6820 1
正步走 正步走 [zheng4 bu4 zou3] /to march at parade step/March! (military command)/ 5230 1
正餐 正餐 [zheng4 can1] /(regular) meal/full meal/main course/ 4641 1
正常成本 正常成本 [zheng4 chang2 cheng2 ben3] /normal cost (accountancy)/ 6073 1
正常工作 正常工作 [zheng4 chang2 gong1 zuo4] /normal operation/proper functioning/ 7101 1
正常化 正常化 [zheng4 chang2 hua4] /normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)/ 6941 1
正常菌群 正常菌群 [zheng4 chang2 jun1 qun2] /microbiome/microbiota/ 3174 1
正長石 正长石 [zheng4 chang2 shi2] /orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)/ 4052 1
正詞法 正词法 [zheng4 ci2 fa3] /orthography (linguistics)/ 5123 1
正大光明 正大光明 [zheng4 da4 guang1 ming2] /just and honorable/ 6696 1
正旦 正旦 [zheng4 dan4] /starring female role in a Chinese opera/ 6031 1
正當 正当 [zheng4 dang1] /timely/just (when needed)/ 5103 1
正當時 正当时 [zheng4 dang1 shi2] /the right time for sth/the right season (for planting cabbage)/ 6964 1
正當 正当 [zheng4 dang4] /honest/reasonable/fair/sensible/ 5103 1
正當防衛 正当防卫 [zheng4 dang4 fang2 wei4] /reasonable self-defense/legitimate defense/ 5103 1
正當理由 正当理由 [zheng4 dang4 li3 you2] /proper reason/reasonable grounds/ 5103 1
正當性 正当性 [zheng4 dang4 xing4] /(political) legitimacy/ 7053 1
正道 正道 [zheng4 dao4] /the correct path/the right way (Buddhism)/ 6034 1
正德 正德 [Zheng4 de2] /Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[Zhu1 Hou4 zhao4] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗[Ming2 Wu3 zong1]/ 1940 1
正電 正电 [zheng4 dian4] /positive charge (electricity)/ 6052 1
正殿 正殿 [zheng4 dian4] /main hall of a Buddhist temple/ 6520 1
正電子 正电子 [zheng4 dian4 zi3] /positron (antiparticle of the electron)/ 4968 1
正電子發射層析 正电子发射层析 [zheng4 dian4 zi3 fa1 she4 ceng2 xi1] /positron emission tomography (PET)/ 4968 1
正電子發射斷層照相術 正电子发射断层照相术 [zheng4 dian4 zi3 fa1 she4 duan4 ceng2 zhao4 xiang1 shu4] /positron emission tomography (PET)/ 7101 1
正電子照射斷層攝影 正电子照射断层摄影 [zheng4 dian4 zi3 zhao4 she4 duan4 ceng2 she4 ying3] /positrion emission tomography (PET)/ 4968 1
正丁醚 正丁醚 [zheng4 ding1 mi2] /butyl ether/ 6842 1
正斷層 正断层 [zheng4 duan4 ceng2] /normal fault (geology)/ 6172 1
正對 正对 [zheng4 dui4] /directly facing/ 6659 1
正多胞形 正多胞形 [zheng4 duo1 bao1 xing2] /convex polytope/ 7017 1
正多面體 正多面体 [zheng4 duo1 mian4 ti3] /regular polyhedron/ 7017 1
正兒八板 正儿八板 [zheng4 er2 ba1 ban3] /earnest/authentic/ 3948 1
正兒八經 正儿八经 [zheng4 er2 ba1 jing1] /serious/earnest/real/true/ 5005 1
正法 正法 [zheng4 fa3] /to execute/the law/ 6509 1
正反 正反 [zheng4 fan3] /positive and negative/pros and cons/inside and outside/ 6573 1
正反兩面 正反两面 [zheng4 fan3 liang3 mian4] /two-way/reversible/both sides of the coin/ 6573 1
正方 正方 [zheng4 fang1] /the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate)/ 2097 1
正方體 正方体 [zheng4 fang1 ti3] /a rectangular parallelepiped/ 6958 1
正方形 正方形 [zheng4 fang1 xing2] /square/ 7101 1
正房 正房 [zheng4 fang2] /central building (in a traditional house)/primary wife/ 5339 1
正逢其時 正逢其时 [zheng4 feng2 qi2 shi2] /to come at the right time/to be opportune/ 3924 1
正割 正割 [zheng4 ge1] /secant (of angle), written sec θ/ 6898 1
正宮娘娘 正宫娘娘 [zheng4 gong1 niang2 niang2] /empress/ 4059 1
正骨 正骨 [zheng4 gu3] /bonesetting/Chinese osteopathy/ 3008 1
正骨八法 正骨八法 [zheng4 gu3 ba1 fa3] /the eight methods of bonesetting/Chinese osteopathy/ 3008 1
正規 正规 [zheng4 gui1] /regular/according to standards/ 6838 1
正規教育 正规教育 [zheng4 gui1 jiao4 yu4] /regular education/ 6562 1
正規軍 正规军 [zheng4 gui1 jun1] /regular army/standing army/ 6470 1
正軌 正轨 [zheng4 gui3] /the right track/ 6119 1
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/ 7101 1
正化 正化 [zheng4 hua4] /normalization/to normalize/ 6564 1
正交 正交 [zheng4 jiao1] /orthogonality/ 7033 1
正交群 正交群 [zheng4 jiao1 qun2] /orthogonal group (math.)/ 6425 1
正角 正角 [zheng4 jiao3] /positive angle/ 4130 1
正教 正教 [zheng4 jiao4] /lit. true religion/orthodox religion/orthodox Christianity/Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians)/ 6508 1
正襟危坐 正襟危坐 [zheng4 jin1 wei1 zuo4] /to sit upright and still (idiom)/ 5522 1
正經 正经 [zheng4 jing1] /decent/honorable/proper/serious/according to standards/ 6979 1
正經八百 正经八百 [zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3] /very serious/solemn/ 4241 1
正經八擺 正经八摆 [zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3] /variant of 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3]/ 4847 1
正經八板 正经八板 [zheng4 jing1 ba1 ban3] /see 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3]/ 4241 1
正劇 正剧 [zheng4 ju4] /bourgeois tragedy/ 4153 1
正角 正角 [zheng4 jue2] /good guy (in a story)/hero/ 4130 1
正楷 正楷 [zheng4 kai3] /regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)/ 4056 1
正蘭旗 正兰旗 [Zheng4 lan2 qi2] /Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia/ 1648 1
正藍旗 正蓝旗 [Zheng4 lan2 qi2] /Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia/also written 正蘭旗|正兰旗/ 1648 1
正離子 正离子 [zheng4 li2 zi3] /positive ion/cation (physics)/ 3648 1
正臉 正脸 [zheng4 lian3] /a person's face as seen from the front/ 3239 1
正六邊形 正六边形 [zheng4 liu4 bian1 xing2] /regular hexagon/ 7017 1
正妹 正妹 [zheng4 mei4] /(Tw) beautiful woman/sexy woman/ 4155 1
正門 正门 [zheng4 men2] /main entrance/main gate/portal/ 5423 1
正面 正面 [zheng4 mian4] /front/obverse side/right side/positive/direct/open/ 6106 1
正模標本 正模标本 [zheng4 mo2 biao1 ben3] /holotype/ 2730 1
正能量 正能量 [zheng4 neng2 liang4] /positive energy/positivity/ 3183 1
正念 正念 [zheng4 nian4] /correct mindfulness (Buddhism)/ 3335 1
正品 正品 [zheng4 pin3] /certified goods/quality product/normal product/A-class goods/ 6091 1
正巧 正巧 [zheng4 qiao3] /just by chance/to happen to (just at the right time)/opportune/ 6828 1
正切 正切 [zheng4 qie1] /(math.) tangent (trigonometric function)/ 3091 1
正然 正然 [zheng4 ran2] /in the process of (doing something or happening)/while (doing)/ 6292 1
正人 正人 [zheng4 ren2] /upstanding person/upright person/ 2340 1
正人君子 正人君子 [zheng4 ren2 jun1 zi5] /upright gentleman/man of honor/ 6350 1
正日 正日 [zheng4 ri4] /the day (of a festival, ceremony etc)/ 4190 1
正如 正如 [zheng4 ru2] /just as/precisely as/ 6079 1
正色 正色 [zheng4 se4] /stern/grim/resolute/firm/unflinching/fundamental colors/ 6060 1
正生 正生 [zheng4 sheng1] /starring male role in a Chinese opera/ 6030 1
正時 正时 [zheng4 shi2] /timing (of an engine)/ 3508 1
正史 正史 [zheng4 shi3] /the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories/true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends/ 6976 1
正事 正事 [zheng4 shi4] /one's proper business/ 5604 1
正是 正是 [zheng4 shi4] /is precisely/ 1070 1
正式投票 正式投票 [zheng4 shi4 tou2 piao4] /formal vote/ 7101 1
正書 正书 [zheng4 shu1] /regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)/ 4060 1
正數 正数 [zheng4 shu4] /positive number/ 6615 1
正太 正太 [zheng4 tai4] /young, cute boy/derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zheng4 tai4 kong4]/ 6019 1
正態分布 正态分布 [zheng4 tai4 fen1 bu4] /(math.) normal distribution/Gaussian distribution/ 4702 1
正太控 正太控 [zheng4 tai4 kong4] /shotacon (Japanese loanword)/manga or anime genre depicting young boys in an erotic manner/ 6019 1
正統 正统 [zheng4 tong3] /orthodoxy; tradition/orthodox; traditional/principles of dynastic succession/(of an heir) legitimate/ 1299 1
正統 正统 [Zheng4 tong3] /Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗[Ying1 zong1]/ 1940 1
正投影 正投影 [zheng4 tou2 ying3] /orthogonal projection/ 6989 1
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)/ 5138 1
正文 正文 [zheng4 wen2] /main text (as opposed to footnotes)/main body (of a book)/ 6819 1
正午 正午 [zheng4 wu3] /midday/noon/noonday/ 7101 1
正誤 正误 [zheng4 wu4] /true or false?/correct or incorrect/to correct errors (in a document)/ 6506 1
正誤表 正误表 [zheng4 wu4 biao3] /corrigenda/ 6051 1
正弦 正弦 [zheng4 xian2] /(math.) sine/ 3091 1
正弦波 正弦波 [zheng4 xian2 bo1] /sine wave/simple harmonic vibration/ 6800 1
正弦定理 正弦定理 [zheng4 xian2 ding4 li3] /law of sines/ 7033 1
正弦形 正弦形 [zheng4 xian2 xing2] /sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)/ 6534 1
正鑲白旗 正镶白旗 [Zheng4 xiang1 bai2 qi2] /Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia/ 1648 1
正向 正向 [zheng4 xiang4] /forward (direction)/positive (thinking, mood, values etc)/ 3398 1
正象 正象 [zheng4 xiang4] /to be just like/ 7101 1
正向力 正向力 [zheng4 xiang4 li4] /normal force (physics)/ 4673 1
正邪 正邪 [zheng4 xie2] /opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] (TCM)/ 4997 1
正邪相爭 正邪相争 [zheng4 xie2 xiang1 zheng1] /term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4]/ 4997 1
正型標本 正型标本 [zheng4 xing2 biao1 ben3] /holotype/ 2730 1
正言厲色 正言厉色 [zheng4 yan2 li4 se4] /solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling/also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色/ 6119 1
正顏厲色 正颜厉色 [zheng4 yan2 li4 se4] /solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling/ 6119 1
正眼 正眼 [zheng4 yan3] /facing directly (with one's eyes)/(to look sb) in the eyes/ 4998 1
正要 正要 [zheng4 yao4] /to be just about to/to be on the point of/ 6147 1
正業 正业 [zheng4 ye4] /one's regular job/ 6119 1
正意 正意 [zheng4 yi4] /sense (in DNA)/ 3508 1
正義黨 正义党 [Zheng4 yi4 dang3] /Justicialist Party/ 7033 1
正義鬥爭 正义斗争 [zheng4 yi4 dou4 zheng1] /righteous struggle/ 6120 1
正義魔人 正义魔人 [zheng4 yi4 mo2 ren2] /(Tw) sanctimonious person/self-appointed moral arbiter/ 2484 1
正音 正音 [zheng4 yin1] /standard pronunciation/to correct sb's pronunciation/ 6119 1
正用 正用 [zheng4 yong4] /correct usage/ 6119 1
正則 正则 [zheng4 ze2] /regular (figure in geometry)/ 5778 1
正則表達式 正则表达式 [zheng4 ze2 biao3 da2 shi4] /regular expression (computing)/ 4702 1
正著 正着 [zheng4 zhao2] /head-on/red-handed/ 3664 1
正整數 正整数 [zheng4 zheng3 shu4] /positive integer/ 6996 1
正正 正正 [zheng4 zheng4] /neat/orderly/just in time/ 6635 1
正職 正职 [zheng4 zhi2] /main job/day job/steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual)/chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy)/ 4060 1
正直 正直 [zheng4 zhi2] /upright/upstanding/honest/ 7101 1
正值 正值 [zheng4 zhi2] /just at the time of/honest/upright/(math.) positive value/ 5837 1
政治正確 政治正确 [zheng4 zhi4 zheng4 que4] /political correctness/politically correct/ 2929 1
正中 正中 [zheng4 zhong1] /middle/center/right in the middle or center/nub/ 6062 1
正中下懷 正中下怀 [zheng4 zhong4 xia4 huai2] /exactly what one wants/ 5348 1
正中要害 正中要害 [zheng4 zhong4 yao4 hai4] /to hit the nail on the head (idiom)/ 4683 1
正傳 正传 [zheng4 zhuan4] /main subject of long novel/true biography/ 6188 1
正裝 正装 [zheng4 zhuang1] /formal dress/ 6061 1
正子 正子 [zheng4 zi3] /positron/also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]/ 6529 1
正字 正字 [zheng4 zi4] /to correct an erroneously written character/regular script (calligraphy)/standard form (of a character or spelling)/ 4948 1
正字法 正字法 [zheng4 zi4 fa3] /orthography/ 4294 1
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[Zhang1 Zi4 lie4] in 17th century/ 4902 1
正宗 正宗 [zheng4 zong1] /orthodox school/fig. traditional/old school/authentic/genuine/ 6554 1
正祖 正祖 [Zheng4 zu3] /Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty/ 6060 1
正安 正安 [[Zheng4an1]] /see 正安縣|正安县[Zheng4an1 Xian4]/ 358 2
正安縣 正安县 [[Zheng4an1 Xian4]] /Zheng'an, a county in Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市[Zun1yi4 Shi4], Guizhou/ 358 2
正常 正常 [[zheng4chang2]] /normal; regular/ 88 2
正當年 正当年 [[zheng4dang1nian2]] /to be in the prime of life/ 659 2
正當中 正当中 [[zheng4dang1zhong1]] /dead center; the very middle/ 823 2
正點 正点 [[zheng4dian3]] /(of a train etc) on time; punctual/(slang) awesome/(Tw) on the hour/ 841 2
正定 正定 [[Zheng4ding4]] /see 正定縣|正定县[Zheng4ding4 Xian4]/ 357 2
正定縣 正定县 [[Zheng4ding4 Xian4]] /Zhengding, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2jia1zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei/ 357 2
正反饋 正反馈 [[zheng4fan3kui4]] /positive feedback/ 337 2
正方向 正方向 [[zheng4fang1xiang4]] /forward direction/(math.) positive direction/ 520 2
正鋒 正锋 [[zheng4feng1]] /(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])/ 640 2
正負 正负 [[zheng4fu4]] /positive and negative/ 338 2
正負電子 正负电子 [[zheng4fu4 dian4zi3]] /positrons and electrons/ 338 2
正負號 正负号 [[zheng4fu4hao4]] /(math.) plus or minus sign; ±/ 338 2
正副駕駛 正副驾驶 [[zheng4fu4jia4shi3]] /pilot and copilot/ 703 2
正港 正港 [[zheng4gang3]] /(Tw) (slang) authentic; genuine (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tsiànn-káng])/ 551 2
正號 正号 [[zheng4hao4]] /(math.) plus sign (+)/ 891 2
正畸 正畸 [[zheng4ji1]] /orthodontics/ 226 2
正極 正极 [[zheng4ji2]] /positive electrode; positive pole; anode/ 275 2
正駕駛 正驾驶 [[zheng4jia4shi3]] /pilot-in-command; captain (cf. 副駕駛|副驾驶[fu4jia4shi3], copilot)/ 703 2
正腳鞋 正脚鞋 [[zheng4jiao3xie2]] /shoe that can be worn on either foot/ 857 2
正教真詮 正教真诠 [[Zheng4jiao4 Zhen1quan2]] /Exegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4yu2], a study of Islam published during the Ming dynasty/ 698 2
正解 正解 [[zheng4jie3]] /right solution; correct understanding/ 29 2
正經事 正经事 [[zheng4jing1shi4]] /an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc)/ 742 2
正路 正路 [[zheng4lu4]] /(lit. and fig.) the right way; the correct path; the proper course/ 756 2
正名 正名 [[zheng4ming2]] /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)/ 847 2
正寧 正宁 [[Zheng4ning2]] /see 正寧縣|正宁县[Zheng4ning2 Xian4]/ 364 2
正寧縣 正宁县 [[Zheng4ning2 Xian4]] /Zhengning, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4yang2 Shi4], Gansu/ 364 2
正牌 正牌 [[zheng4pai2]] /officially recognized; genuine; legitimate/ 531 2
正派 正派 [[zheng4pai4]] /(of a person) upright; respectable; decent/(Tw) (of a business etc) reputable/ 531 2
正妻 正妻 [[zheng4qi1]] /primary wife (in contrast to concubine); legal wife/ 194 2
正氣 正气 [[zheng4qi4]] /healthy atmosphere; moral spirit/unyielding integrity; probity/(TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)/ 869 2
正確 正确 [[zheng4que4]] /correct; sound; right; proper/ 866 2
正式 正式 [[zheng4shi4]] /formal; official/ 847 2
正視 正视 [[zheng4shi4]] /to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to/ 872 2
正室 正室 [[zheng4shi4]] /primary wife (in contrast to concubine); legal wife/ 855 2
正題 正题 [[zheng4ti2]] /main topic; matter at hand/ 64 2
正體 正体 [[zheng4ti3]] /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/ 545 2
正體字 正体字 [[zheng4ti3zi4]] /standard form of a Chinese character/(Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters/ 837 2
正途 正途 [[zheng4tu2]] /see 正路[zheng4lu4]/ 756 2
正無窮 正无穷 [[zheng4wu2qiong2]] /(math.) positive infinity/ 157 2
正相關 正相关 [[zheng4xiang1guan1]] /positive correlation/ 831 2
正陽 正阳 [[Zheng4yang2]] /see 正陽縣|正阳县[Zheng4yang2 Xian4]/ 341 2
正陽縣 正阳县 [[Zheng4yang2 Xian4]] /Zhengyang, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4ma3dian4 Shi4], Henan/ 341 2
正義 正义 [[zheng4yi4]] /justice; righteousness/just; righteous/(in the titles of traditional commentaries) correct interpretation/ 14 2
正在 正在 [[zheng4zai4]] /to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing/ 544 2
正主 正主 [[zheng4zhu3]] /central figure/rightful owner/(slang) idol of a fan/ 902 2
指正 指正 [zhi3 zheng4] /to point out mistakes or weak points for correction/to comment/criticism/ 6778 1
中正 中正 [zhong1 zheng4] /fair and honest/ 5205 1
中正 中正 [Zhong1 zheng4] /adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]/ 3464 1
中正紀念堂 中正纪念堂 [Zhong1 zheng4 Ji4 nian4 tang2] /Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei/ 3922 1
中正區 中正区 [Zhong1 zheng4 Qu1] /Zhongzheng District of Taipei 台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4] or Keelung 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4]/ 1828 1
中鋒 中锋 [[zhong1feng1]] /(sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward/see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1]/ 640 2
朱厚照 朱厚照 [Zhu1 Hou4 zhao4] /Zhu Houzhao, personal name of tenth Ming emperor 正德[Zheng4 de2] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521/ 5713 1
朱祁鎮 朱祁镇 [Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] /Zhu Qizhen, personal name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[Zheng4 tong3], afterwards Tianshun Emperor 天順|天顺[Tian1 shun4] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449 and 1457-1464/ 4664 1
轉正 转正 [zhuan3 zheng4] /to transfer to full membership/to obtain tenure/ 6723 1
字正腔圓 字正腔圆 [zi4 zheng4 qiang1 yuan2] /to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)/ 1666 1
宗正 宗正 [[zong1zheng4]] /minister in charge of the imperial clan/ 425 2
作風正派 作风正派 [zuo4 feng1 zheng4 pai4] /to be honest and upright/to have moral integrity/ 6131 1

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