正

exactly

中恰好；确实；就是qià hǎo；quèshí；jiùshì

• tāzhèngzàichīfàn.

  他正在吃饭。🔊

  He is eating.

• zhèzhèngshìwǒxiǎngyàodedáàn。

  这正是我想要的答案。🔊

  This is exactly the answer I was looking for.

main

中最主要的；占最大部分的zuì zhǔyào de；zhàn zuì dà bùfen de

• zhèshìzhèngmén.

  这是正门。🔊

  This is the main entrance.

• Qǐngzǒuzhèngmén,bùyàozǒucèmén.

  请走正门，不要走侧门。🔊

  Please use the main entrance, not the side entrance.

upright

中品德好、行为正直pǐndé hǎo、xíngwéi zhèngzhí

• tāshìyīgèhěnzhèngderén.

  他是一个很正的人。🔊

  He is a very upright person.

• tāwéirénzhèng，cóngbùshuōhuǎnghuòqīpiànbiérén。

  她为人正，从不说谎或欺骗别人。🔊

  She is an upright person who never lies or deceives others.

proper

中符合要求；恰当；合适fúhé yāoqiú；qiàdàng；héshìde

• zhègezìxiědehěnzhèng.

  这个字写得很正。🔊

  This character is written very neatly.

• Tāshuōhuàdetàiduhěnzhèng,ràngrénxìnfú.

  她说话的态度很正，让人信服。🔊

  Her manner of speaking is very straightforward and proper, which makes people trust her.

just (at that time)

中恰好在那个时候；同时qiàhǎo zài nàge shíhou；tóngshí

• wǒzhèngyàochūmén.

  我正要出门。🔊

  I was just about to go out.

• Wǒmenzhèngzhǔnbèichīfàn,diànhuàjiùxiǎngle.

  我们正准备吃饭，电话就响了。🔊

  Just as we were about to sit down for dinner, the phone rang.

right (in that place)

中恰好在某个位置或时刻qià hǎo zài mǒu ge wèizhì huò shíkè

• tāzhèngzhànzàiménkǒu.

  他正站在门口。🔊

  He is standing at the door.

• Yàoshizhèngfàngzàizhuōzizhōngjiān。

  钥匙正放在桌子中间。🔊

  The key is sitting right in the middle of the table.

to correct

中改正错误或不对的地方gǎizhèng cuòwù huò búduì de dìfang

• qǐngnǐbǎzhègezìxiězhèng.

  请你把这个字写正。🔊

  Please write this character correctly.

• lǎoshībāngwǒbǎfāyīnzhèngleguòlái。

  老师帮我把发音正了过来。🔊

  The teacher helped me correct my pronunciation.

to rectify

中改正或整理使变好gǎizhèng huòzhěnglǐ shǐ biànhǎo

• qǐngnǐgǎizhèngcuòwù.

  请你改正错误。🔊

  Please correct the errors.

• lǎoshīyāoqiúwǒmenduānzhèngxuéxítàidù。

  老师要求我们端正学习态度。🔊

  The teacher asked us to correct our attitude toward studying.

straight

中笔直，没有弯曲bǐzhí, méiyǒu wānqū

• zhètiáolùhěnzhèng.

  这条路很正。🔊

  This road is very straight.

• nǐzhàndezīshìbùzhèng，yàotǐngzhíyāobèi。

  你站的姿势不正，要挺直腰背。🔊

  Your standing posture isn't straight — you need to straighten your back.

(math.) positive

中数学中大于零的数shùxué zhōng dàyú líng de shù

• zhègeshùzìshìzhèngde.

  这个数字是正的。🔊

  This number is positive.

• Wēndùjìxiǎnshìjīntiāndeqìwēnshìzhèngshídù.

  温度计显示今天的气温是正十度。🔊

  The thermometer shows that today's temperature is positive ten degrees.

principal

中本来的、原来的、根本的běnlái de、yuánlái de、gēnběn de

• tāshìyīgèzhèngzhíderén.

  他是一个正直的人。🔊

  He is an upright person.

• zhèbǐshēngyìdezhèngběnjīnshìwǔwànyuán。

  这笔生意的正本金是五万元。🔊

  The principal investment for this deal is fifty thousand yuan.

first month of the lunar year

中农历的第一个月nónglì de dì yī ge yuè

• zhēngyuèshíwǔshìyuánxiāojié.

  正月十五是元宵节。🔊

  The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.

• měiniánzhēngyuèchūyī，jiājiāhùhùdōuhuìfàngbiānpàoqìngzhùxīnnián。

  每年正月初一，家家户户都会放鞭炮庆祝新年。🔊

  Every year on the first day of the first lunar month, every household sets off firecrackers to celebrate the New Year.