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正

zhèng

just, right; exactly

HSK 1 · Topic “Little words” TimeAdverbsDescribing words
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.
  • 老师正说汉语。 Lǎoshī zhèng shuō Hànyǔ. The teacher is speaking Chinese.
  • 李月正吃饭呢! Lǐ Yuè zhèng chīfàn ne! Li Yue is eating right now!
  • 爸爸正开车。 Bàba zhèng kāichē. Dad is driving right now.
  • 王明正打电话。 Wángmíng zhèng dǎdiànhuà. Wang Ming is phoning right now.
  • 李月正学中文。 Lǐ Yuè zhèng xué Zhōngwén. Li Yue is learning Chinese.
  • 我们正回家。 Wǒmen zhèng huíjiā. We are heading home right now.
  • 现在正上课。 Xiànzài zhèng shàngkè. Class is going on right now.

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