zhèng wén
main text (as opposed to footnotes)
main body (of a book)
zhèng
straight
upright
proper
main
principal
to correct
to rectify
exactly
just (at that time)
right (in that place)
(math.) positive
zhēng
first month of the lunar year
zhèng zài
just at (that time)
right in (that place)
right in the middle of (doing sth)
zhēn zhèng
genuine
real
true
genuinely
zhèng shì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
precisely
exactly
even
if
just like
in the same way as
zhǐ zhèng
to point out mistakes or weak points for correction
to comment
criticism
zhèng zhí
upright
upstanding
honest
zhèng miàn
front
obverse side
right side
positive
direct
open
Zhèng tǐ
standard form
block letter
alternate term for Traditional Chinese character, used in Taiwan
gǎi zhèng
to correct
to amend
to put right
correction
CL:個|个[ge4]
zhèng mén
main entrance
main gate
portal
zhèng shǐ
the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories
true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
fǎn zhèng
anyway
in any case
to come over from the enemy's side
zhèng shì
to face squarely
to meet head on
to face up to
zhèng bǐ
direct ratio
directly proportional
duān zhèng
upright
regular
proper
correct
zhèng hǎo
just (in time)
just right
just enough
to happen to
to chance to
by chance
it just so happens that
jiào zhèng
to proofread and correct
to edit and rectify
to correct
to calibrate
zhèng dāng shí
the right time for sth
the right season (for planting cabbage)
zhèng míng
official name
proper title
to attain a formal title
gēng zhèng
to correct
to make a correction
Zhèng Tǒng
Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhū Qí zhèn] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, Temple name Yingzong 英宗[Yīng zōng]
zhèng guī
regular
according to standards
zhèng dāng
timely
just (when needed)
zhēng yuè
first month of the lunar year
zhèng zé
regular (figure in geometry)
Dà zhèng
Taishō, reign name 1912-1926 of Japanese emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁
zhèng qiǎo
just by chance
to happen to (just at the right time)
opportune
zhèng xián
sine (of angle), written sin θ
Zhōng zhèng
posthumous name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]
guāng míng zhèng dà
just and honorable
open and aboveboard
without tricks (idiom)
zhèng bǎn
genuine
legal
see also 盜版|盗版[dao4 ban3]
Zhèng Dé
Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[Zhù Hòu zhào] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, Temple name 明武宗[Míng Wǔ zōng]
zhèng tài
young, cute boy
derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zheng4 tai4 kong4]
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