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正

zhèng

just, right; exactly

just, right; exactly
Memory picture

Character

正 zhèng

Strokes
5
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
Made of
一 one 止 to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 现在正十二点。 Xiànzài zhèng shí'èr diǎn. It's exactly twelve o'clock.
  • 我现在正忙。 Wǒ xiànzài zhèng máng. I'm busy right now.
  • 他正看书。 Tā zhèng kàn shū. He's reading right now.

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