Chinese Character Dictionary

正宗

zhèng zōng

orthodox school

正定

Zhèng dìng

Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

正定县

Zhèng dìng xiàn

Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

正室

zhèng shì

first wife

正宫娘娘

Zhēng gōng Niáng niáng

Empress

正宁

Zhèng níng

Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qìng yáng], Gansu

正宁县

Zhèng níng xiàn

Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qìng yáng], Gansu

正对

zhèng duì

directly facing

正巧

zhèng qiăo

just by chance

正常

zhèng cháng

regular

正常值

zhèng cháng zhí

regular value

正常化

zhèng cháng huà

normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)

正常工作

zhèng cháng gōng zuò

normal operation

正常成本

zhèng cháng chéng bĕn

normal cost (accountancy)

正式

zhèng shì

formal

正式投票

zhèng shì tóu piào

formal vote

正弦

zhèng xián

sine (of angle), written sin θ

正弦定理

zhèng xián dìng lĭ

law of sines

正弦形

zhèng xián xíng

sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)

正弦波

zhèng xián bō

sine wave

正德

Zhèng Dé

Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[Zhū Hòu zhào] (1491-121), reigned 10-121, Temple name 明武宗[Míng Wŭ zōng]

正念

zhèng niàn

correct mindfulness (buddhism)

正意

zhēng yì

sense (in DNA)

正房

zhèng fáng

central building (in a traditional house)

正投影

zhèng tóu yĭng

orthogonal projection

正教

zhèng jiào

lit. true religion

正教真诠

zhèng jiào zhēn quán

Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wáng Dài yú], a study of Islam

正整数

zhèng zhĕng shù

positive integer

正数

zhèng shù

positive number

正文

zhèng wén

main text (as opposed to footnotes)

正断层

zhèng duàn céng

normal fault (geology)

正方向

zhèng fāng xiàng

orientation

正方形

zhèng fāng xíng

square

正方体

zhèng fāng tĭ

a rectangular parallelepiped

正旦

zhèng dàn

starring female role in a Chinese opera

正是

zhèng shì

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)

正月

Zhēng yuè

first month of the lunar year

正月初一

zhēng yuè chū yī

New Year's Day in the lunar calendar

正业

zhèng yè

one's regular job

正极

zhèng jí

positive pole

正楷

zhēng kăi

regular script (sim. to block capitals)

正正

zhèng zhèng

neat

正步

zhèng bù

goose-step (for military parades)

正步走

zhèng bù zŏu

to march at parade step

正殿

zhèng diàn

main hall of a Buddhist temple

正比

zhèng bĭ

direct ratio

正比例

zhēng bĭ lì

direct proportionality

正气

zhèng qì

healthy environment

正法

zhèng fă

to execute

正派

zhèng pài

upright

正港

zhèng găng

(slang) authentic

正然

zhèng rán

in the process of (doing something or happening)

正版

zhèng băn

genuine

正牙带环

zhèng yá dài huán

orthodontic brace

正生

zhèng shēng

starring male role in a Chinese opera

正用

zhèng yòng

correct usage

正当

zhèng dāng

timely

正当中

zhèng dāng zhōng

right in the midpoint

正当年

zhèng dāng nián

to be in the prime of life

正当性

zhèng dàng xìng

(political) legitimacy