Usage of the character 正

to set sth upright or straight
to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal)
(old) to raise from concubine to wife status

zhènggǎng

正港

[正港]

(Tw) (slang) authentic; genuine (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. (tsiànn-káng))

zhèngcān

正餐

[正餐]

(regular) meal
full meal
main course

zhèngdiǎn

正点

[正點]

(of a train etc) on time; punctual
(slang) awesome
(Tw) on the hour

zhèngzé

正则

[正則]

regular (figure in geometry)

zhèngjiāo

正交

[正交]

orthogonality

zhèngfǎ

正法

[正法]

to execute
the law

zhèngjí

正极

[正極]

positive pole

zhèngzháo

正着

[正著]

head-on
red-handed

zhèngzōng

正宗

[正宗]

orthodox school
fig. traditional
old school
authentic
genuine

kānzhèng

勘正

[勘正]

to proofread and correct

zhèngrú

正如

[正如]

just as
precisely as

zhèngxiàng

正象

[正象]

to be just like

zhènghào

正号

[正號]

(math.) plus sign (+)

zhèngběn

正本

[正本]

original (of a document)
reserved copy (of a library book)

yǎzhèng

雅正

[雅正]

correct (literary)
upright
(hon.) Please point out my shortcomings.
I await your esteemed corrections.

zhènggǔ

正骨

[正骨]

bonesetting
Chinese osteopathy

zhèngfù

正负

[正負]

positive and negative

zhèngbù

正步

[正步]

goose-step (for military parades)

zhèngwǔ

正午

[正午]

midday
noon
noonday

zhèngdào

正道

[正道]

the correct path
the right way (Buddhism)

zhèngxiàng

正向

[正向]

forward (direction)
positive (thinking, mood, values etc)

zhèngzhí

正职

[正職]

main job
day job
steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual)
chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy)

zhèngshì

正式

[正式]

formal; official

zhèngkǎi

正楷

[正楷]

regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

zhèngcháng

正常

[正常]

regular
normal
ordinary

Yōngzhèng

雍正

[雍正]

Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)

kānzhèng

刊正

[刊正]

to proofread and correct

bózhèng

驳正

[駁正]

to refute and correct

zhèngpǐn

正品

[正品]

certified goods
quality product
normal product
A-class goods

zhèngdàn

正旦

[正旦]

starring female role in a Chinese opera

zōngzhèng

宗正

[宗正]

minister in charge of the imperial clan

zhèngbǎn

正版

[正版]

genuine
legal
see also 盜版／盗版 (dàobǎn)

zhèngxián

正弦

[正弦]

(math.) sine

zhèngshēng

正生

[正生]

starring male role in a Chinese opera

zhèngyǎn

正眼

[正眼]

facing directly (with one's eyes)
(to look sb) in the eyes

bōzhèng

拨正

[撥正]

to set right
to correct

kuāngzhèng

匡正

[匡正]

to correct
to amend
to redress (evils)

gēngzhèng

更正

[更正]

to correct
to make a correction

zhèngzhèng

正正

[正正]

neat
orderly
just in time

zhèngshǐ

正史

[正史]

the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories
true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends

Hán Zhèng

韩正

[韓正]

Han Zheng (1954-), senior vice premier of the PRC (2018-)

zhèngdiàn

正殿

[正殿]

main hall of a Buddhist temple

Dàzhèng

大正

[大正]

Taishō, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1912-1926) of emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁 ( Jiārén)

zhèngtǐ

正体

[正體]

standard form (of a Chinese character)
plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic)
printed style (as opposed to cursive)
(Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters

Zhèngyáng

正阳

[正陽]

Zhengyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店／驻马店 ( Zhùmǎdiàn), Henan

zhèngpài

正派

[正派]

(of a person) upright; respectable; decent
(Tw) (of a business etc) reputable

zhèngwén

正文

[正文]

main text (as opposed to footnotes)
main body (of a book)

zhèngrén

正人

[正人]

upstanding person
upright person

duānzhèng

端正

[端正]

upright
regular
proper
correct

zhuǎnzhèng

转正

[轉正]

to transfer to full membership
to obtain tenure

zhèngzhōng

正中

[正中]

middle
center
right in the middle or center
nub

jūzhèng

居正

[居正]

(literary) to follow the right path

zhèngtǒng

正统

[正統]

orthodoxy; tradition
orthodox; traditional
principles of dynastic succession
(of an heir) legitimate

zhèngyì

正义

[正義]

justice
righteousness
just
righteous

jiàozhèng

校正

[校正]

to proofread and correct
to edit and rectify
to correct
to calibrate

zhèngjī

正畸

[正畸]

orthodontics

zhènggē

正割

[正割]

secant (of angle), written sec θ

lìngzhèng

令正

[令正]

(honorific) your wife

zhèngrán

正然

[正然]

in the process of (doing something or happening)
while (doing)

zhèngguī

正规

[正規]

regular
according to standards

zhèngyīn

正音

[正音]

standard pronunciation
to correct sb's pronunciation

zhèngqiǎo

正巧

[正巧]

just by chance
to happen to (just at the right time)
opportune

zhèngtài

正太

[正太]

young, cute boy
derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控 (zhèngtàikòng)

Zhèngdé

正德

[正德]

Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照 ( Zhū Hòuzhào) (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗 ( Míng Wǔzōng)

zhènglù

正路

[正路]

(lit. and fig.) the right way; the correct path; the proper course

zhèngjiào

正教

[正教]

lit. true religion
orthodox religion
orthodox Christianity
Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians)

zhèngbǐ

正比

[正比]

direct ratio
directly proportional

zhèngzǐ

正子

[正子]

positron
also called 正電子／正电子 (zhèngdiànzǐ)

lìzhèng

立正

[立正]

to stand straight
attention! (order to troops)

zhèngyì

正意

[正意]

sense (in DNA)

Xīnzhēng

新正

[新正]

see 正月 ( Zhēngyuè)

Zhèngtǒng

正统

[正統]

Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮／朱祁镇 ( Zhū Qízhèn) (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗 ( Yīngzōng)

zhōngzhèng

中正

[中正]

fair and honest

zhèngmén

正门

[正門]

main entrance
main gate
portal

zhèngfāng

正方

[正方]

the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate)

zhèngqì

正气

[正氣]

healthy atmosphere; moral spirit
unyielding integrity; probity
(TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)

jiànzhèng

谏正

[諫正]

see 諍諫／诤谏 (zhèngjiàn)

Zhèng'ān

正安

[正安]

Zheng'an county in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), Guizhou

zhèngshì

正视

[正視]

to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to

gǎizhèng

改正

[改正]

to correct
to amend
to put right
correction
CL:個／个 (gè)

zhèngfáng

正房

[正房]

central building (in a traditional house)
primary wife

zhèngzhuāng

正装

[正裝]

formal dress

zhèngzhǔ

正主

[正主]

central figure
rightful owner
(slang) idol of a fan

guīzhèng

归正

[歸正]

to return to the right path
to mend one's ways
to reform
Reformed (church etc)

zhèngyào

正要

[正要]

to be just about to
to be on the point of

zhèngjù

正剧

[正劇]

bourgeois tragedy

zhèngqiē

正切

[正切]

(math.) tangent (trigonometric function)

zhèngfēng

正锋

[正鋒]

(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒／侧锋 (cèfēng) and 偏鋒／偏锋 (piānfēng))

zhèngjué

正角

[正角]

good guy (in a story)
hero

zhèngmíng

正名

[正名]

to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature
rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)

gāngzhèng

刚正

[剛正]

honest
upright

zhènghǎo

正好

[正好]

just (in time)
just right
just enough
to happen to
to chance to
by chance
it just so happens that

qīngzhèng

清正

[清正]

upright and honorable

zhèngsè

正色

[正色]

stern
grim
resolute
firm
unflinching
fundamental colors

jiǎozhèng

矫正

[矯正]

to correct
to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
to cure
rectification
correction
to straighten

zhèngzhuàn

正传

[正傳]

main subject of long novel
true biography

zhèngyòng

正用

[正用]

correct usage

guīzhèng

规正

[規正]

to admonish

zhèngguǐ

正轨

[正軌]

the right track

zhèngdāng

正当

[正當]

timely
just (when needed)

dìngzhèng

订正

[訂正]

to make a correction

zhèngzì

正字

[正字]

to correct an erroneously written character
regular script (calligraphy)
standard form (of a character or spelling)

fǔzhèng

斧正

[斧正]

(polite) please amend my writing

zhèngshū

正书

[正書]

regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)

zhèngshì

正室

[正室]

primary wife (in contrast to concubine); legal wife

zhèngtú

正途

[正途]

see 正路 (zhènglù)

gōngzhèng

公正

[公正]

just; fair; equitable

fǎnzhèng

反正

[反正]

anyway
in any case
to come over from the enemy's side

Fāngzhèng

方正

[方正]

Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang

jiùzhèng

就正

[就正]

(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)

zhèngyè

正业

[正業]

one's regular job

zhèngzài

正在

[正在]

to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

yìngzhèng

硬正

[硬正]

staunchly honest

chúnzhèng

纯正

[純正]

pure
unadulterated
(of motives etc) honest

zhèngdàng

正当

[正當]

honest
reasonable
fair
sensible

Zhēngyuè

正月

[正月]

first month of the lunar year

zhènghuà

正化

[正化]

normalization
to normalize

zhèngfǎn

正反

[正反]

positive and negative
pros and cons
inside and outside

Zhōngzhèng

中正

[中正]

adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石 ( Jiǎng Jièshí)

zhēngshuò

正朔

[正朔]

first day of the first lunar month
(old) calendar promulgated by the first emperor of a dynasty

Zhēngcāngyuàn

正仓院

[正倉院]

Shōsō-in, a timber structure in Nara, Japan, built to house hundreds of artifacts bequeathed to the Tōdai-ji temple by the Japanese emperor Shōmu, who died in 756

zhèngdāngshí

正当时

[正當時]

the right time for sth
the right season (for planting cabbage)

Jīn Zhèng'ēn

金正恩

[金正恩]

Kim Jong-un (c. 1983-), third son of Kim Jong-il 金正日 ( Jīn Zhèngrì), supreme leader of North Korea from 2011

zhèngbǐlì

正比例

[正比例]

direct proportionality

zhèngtóuyǐng

正投影

[正投影]

orthogonal projection

zhèngguījūn

正规军

[正規軍]

regular army
standing army

Zhāng Jūzhèng

张居正

[張居正]

Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee

Yú Zhèngshēng

俞正声

[俞正聲]

Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician

Zhōngzhèng Qū

中正区

[中正區]

Zhongzheng District of Taipei 台北市 ( Táiběi Shì) or Keelung 基隆市 ( Jīlóng Shì)

zhèngcífǎ

正词法

[正詞法]

orthography (linguistics)

chóngzhènghuà

重正化

[重正化]

to renormalize
renormalization

Wú Guānzhèng

吴官正

[吳官正]

Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

zhèngjiāoqún

正交群

[正交群]

orthogonal group (math.)

zhèngchánghuà

正常化

[正常化]

normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)

Lín Fēngzhèng

林丰正

[林豐正]

Lin Fong-cheng (1940-), Taiwanese politician

xiūzhèngyè

修正液

[修正液]

correction fluid

zhèngfāngxiàng

正方向

[正方向]

forward direction
(math.) positive direction

zhèngdāngzhōng

正当中

[正當中]

dead center; the very middle

zhèngdāngnián

正当年

[正當年]

to be in the prime of life

Zhèngyìdǎng

正义党

[正義黨]

Justicialist Party

cìzhèngzhuāng

次正装

[次正裝]

smart casual attire

zhènglízǐ

正离子

[正離子]

positive ion
cation (physics)

fēizhèngcháng

非正常

[非正常]

abnormal
irregular

Jīn Zhèngrì

金正日

[金正日]

Kim Jong-il (1942-2011), Dear Leader of North Korea 1982-2011

zhèngdiànzǐ

正电子

[正電子]

positron (antiparticle of the electron)

Xuē Jūzhèng

薛居正

[薛居正]

Xue Juzheng (912-981), Song historian and compiler of History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史／旧五代史

bùzhèngdàng

不正当

[不正當]

dishonest
unfair
improper

zhèngnéngliàng

正能量

[正能量]

positive energy
positivity

jiǎzhèngjīng

假正经

[假正經]

demure
prudish
hypocritical

zhèngchángshí

正长石

[正長石]

orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)

Xià Zhèngmín

夏正民

[夏正民]

Justice Michael Hartmann (1944-), Hong Kong High Court judge

zhèngjiàshǐ

正驾驶

[正駕駛]

pilot-in-command; captain (cf. 副駕駛／副驾驶 (fùjiàshǐ), copilot)

zhèngzhěngshù

正整数

[正整數]

positive integer

Fāngzhèngxiàn

方正县

[方正縣]

Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang

Jīn Zhèngyín

金正银

[金正銀]

former spelling of Kim Jong-un 金正恩 ( Jīn Zhèng'ēn)

Zhènglánqí

正蓝旗

[正藍旗]

Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia
also written 正蘭旗／正兰旗

zhèngduàncéng

正断层

[正斷層]

normal fault (geology)

zhèngdīngmí

正丁醚

[正丁醚]

butyl ether

zhèngjīngshì

正经事

[正經事]

an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc)

zhèngbànzhóu

正半轴

[正半軸]

positive semiaxis (in coordinate geometry)

bùzhèngcháng

不正常

[不正常]

abnormal

zhèngbùzǒu

正步走

[正步走]

to march at parade step
March! (military command)

Zhèngyángxiàn

正阳县

[正陽縣]

Zhengyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店／驻马店 ( Zhùmǎdiàn), Henan

zhèngxiánbō

正弦波

[正弦波]

sine wave
simple harmonic vibration

zhèngwùbiǎo

正误表

[正誤表]

corrigenda

bùzhèngquè

不正确

[不正確]

incorrect
erroneous

zhèngjiǎoxié

正脚鞋

[正腳鞋]

shoe that can be worn on either foot

Zhènglánqí

正兰旗

[正蘭旗]

Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

zhèngtàikòng

正太控

[正太控]

shotacon (Japanese loanword)
manga or anime genre depicting young boys in an erotic manner

zhèngzìfǎ

正字法

[正字法]

orthography

zhèngxiánxíng

正弦形

[正弦形]

sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)

zhèngtǐzì

正体字

[正體字]

standard form of a Chinese character
(Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters

xiūzhèng'àn

修正案

[修正案]

amendment
revised draft

zhèngxiànglì

正向力

[正向力]

normal force (physics)

Jīn Zhèngyún

金正云

[金正雲]

erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩 ( Jīn Zhèng'ēn)

Zhèngníng Xiàn

正宁县

[正寧縣]

Zhengning, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市／庆阳市 ( Qìngyáng Shì), Gansu

zhèngfùhào

正负号

[正負號]

plus or minus sign ± (math.)

zhèngfāngxíng

正方形

[正方形]

square

Zhèngzìtōng

正字通

[正字通]

Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈／张自烈 ( Zhāng Zìliè) in 17th century

zhèngxiāngguān

正相关

[正相關]

positive correlation

fēizhèngshì

非正式

[非正式]

unofficial; informal

Dōngzhèngjiào

东正教

[東正教]

Eastern Orthodox Church

zhèngfāngtǐ

正方体

[正方體]

a rectangular parallelepiped

Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng

蒋中正

[蔣中正]

Chiang Chung-cheng, adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石 ( Jiǎng Jièshí)

Zhèng'ān Xiàn

正安县

[正安縣]

Zheng'an county in Zunyi 遵義／遵义 ( Zūnyì), Guizhou

bāzhèngdào

八正道

[八正道]

the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)

zhèngdàngxìng

正当性

[正當性]

(political) legitimacy

Jīn Zhèngnán

金正男

[金正男]

Kim Jong-nam (1971-2017), the eldest son of Kim Jong-il 金正日 ( Jīn Zhèngrì)

Zhèngdìngxiàn

正定县

[正定縣]

Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei

fēizhèngshù

非正数

[非正數]

a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero)

Piáo Zhèngxī

朴正熙

[朴正熙]

Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard

A Q Zhèngzhuàn

阿Q正传

[阿Q正傳]

The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

xiūchéngzhèngguǒ

修成正果

[修成正果]

to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight
to obtain a positive outcome after sustained efforts
to come to fruition

zuòfēngzhèngpài

作风正派

[作風正派]

to be honest and upright
to have moral integrity

zhèngchánggōngzuò

正常工作

[正常工作]

normal operation
proper functioning

yīběnzhèngjīng

一本正经

[一本正經]

(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan

zhèngzhìzhèngquè

政治正确

[政治正確]

political correctness
politically correct

yànmíngzhèngshēn

验明正身

[驗明正身]

to identify
to verify sb's identity
identification

zhèngxiándìnglǐ

正弦定理

[正弦定理]

law of sines

jiǎowǎngguòzhèng

矫枉过正

[矯枉過正]

to overcorrect (idiom)
to overcompensate

zhèngchángjūnqún

正常菌群

[正常菌群]

microbiome
microbiota

zhèngfǎnliǎngmiàn

正反两面

[正反兩面]

two-way
reversible
both sides of the coin

zhèngdàngfángwèi

正当防卫

[正當防衛]

reasonable self-defense
legitimate defense

zhèngshìtóupiào

正式投票

[正式投票]

formal vote

zhèngxíngbiāoběn

正型标本

[正型標本]

holotype

zhèngliùbiānxíng

正六边形

[正六邊形]

regular hexagon

míngméizhèngqǔ

明媒正娶

[明媒正娶]

to be officially wed

zhèngduōbāoxíng

正多胞形

[正多胞形]

convex polytope

zhèng'érbābǎn

正儿八板

[正兒八板]

earnest
authentic

Agān Zhèngzhuàn

阿甘正传

[阿甘正傳]

Forrest Gump

zhènggōngniángniáng

正宫娘娘

[正宮娘娘]

empress

bùzhèngzhīfēng

不正之风

[不正之風]

unhealthy tendency

zhèngxiéxiāngzhēng

正邪相争

[正邪相爭]

term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣／正气 (zhèngqì) and pathogeny 邪氣／邪气 (xiéqì)

zhèngrénjūnzi

正人君子

[正人君子]

upright gentleman
man of honor

zhèng'érbājīng

正儿八经

[正兒八經]

serious
earnest
real
true

shězhèngcóngxié

舍正从邪

[捨正從邪]

to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

zhèngzhòngyàohài

正中要害

[正中要害]

to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

zhèngfùdiànzǐ

正负电子

[正負電子]

electrons and positrons

wāidǎzhèngzháo

歪打正着

[歪打正著]

to succeed by a lucky stroke

fǎnzhèngyīyàng

反正一样

[反正一樣]

whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference
six of one and half a dozen of the other
as broad as it is long

zhèngchángchéngběn

正常成本

[正常成本]

normal cost (accountancy)

zhèngwàibùxìng

正外部性

[正外部性]

positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)

yìzhèngcíyán

义正辞严

[義正辭嚴]

(idiom) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness

Gāocūn Zhèngyàn

高村正彦

[高村正彥]

KOMURA Masahiko (1942-), Japanese politician, foreign minister from 1998, minister of defense from 2007

shèhuìzhèngyì

社会正义

[社會正義]

social justice

zhèngyánlìsè

正言厉色

[正言厲色]

solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
also written 正顏厲色／正颜厉色

zhèngyìmórén

正义魔人

[正義魔人]

(Tw) sanctimonious person
self-appointed moral arbiter

zhèngjīngbābǎi

正经八摆

[正經八擺]

variant of 正經八百／正经八百 (zhèngjīngbābǎi)

Zhèngjiào Zhēnquán

正教真诠

[正教真詮]

Exegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿／王岱舆 ( Wáng Dàiyú), a study of Islam published during the Ming dynasty

jiùdìzhèngfǎ

就地正法

[就地正法]

to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
to carry out the law on the spot

xiébùdízhèng

邪不敌正

[邪不敵正]

good will always triumph over evil (idiom)

shǒuzhèngbù'ē

守正不阿

[守正不阿]

to be strictly just and impartial

zhēngyuèchūyī

正月初一

[正月初一]

New Year's Day in the lunar calendar

xiūzhèngzhǔyì

修正主义

[修正主義]

revisionism

chǐlièjiǎozhèng

齿列矫正

[齒列矯正]

orthodontic treatment
orthodontics

piānxiébùzhèng

偏邪不正

[偏邪不正]

biased
prejudiced (idiom)

qìxiéguīzhèng

弃邪归正

[棄邪歸正]

to give up evil and return to virtue

qīngzhèngliánmíng

清正廉明

[清正廉明]

upright and honest

zhèngmóbiāoběn

正模标本

[正模標本]

holotype

zhèngzhòngxiàhuái

正中下怀

[正中下懷]

exactly what one wants

zhèngduōmiàntǐ

正多面体

[正多面體]

regular polyhedron

fēnghuázhèngmào

风华正茂

[風華正茂]

in one's prime

zhèngyánlìsè

正颜厉色

[正顏厲色]

solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling

gāngzhèngbù'ē

刚正不阿

[剛正不阿]

upright and plainspoken

zìzhèngqiāngyuán

字正腔圆

[字正腔圓]

to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)

zhèngdàguāngmíng

正大光明

[正大光明]

just and honorable

Zhèngxiāngbáiqí

正镶白旗

[正鑲白旗]

Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

zhèngtàifēnbù

正态分布

[正態分布]

(math.) normal distribution
Gaussian distribution

tángtángzhèngzhèng

堂堂正正

[堂堂正正]

displaying strength and discipline
impressive
upright and frank
square

zhèngjīngbābǎi

正经八百

[正經八百]

very serious
solemn

bùwùzhèngyè

不务正业

[不務正業]

not to engage in honest work
to ignore one's proper occupation
not to attend to one's proper duties

Xùnmín Zhèngyīn

训民正音

[訓民正音]

Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul

jiǎozhèngtòujìng

矫正透镜

[矯正透鏡]

correcting lens

zhènggǔbāfǎ

正骨八法

[正骨八法]

the eight methods of bonesetting
Chinese osteopathy

zhèngjīngbābǎn

正经八板

[正經八板]

see 正經八百／正经八百 (zhèngjīngbābǎi)

zhèngdànglǐyóu

正当理由

[正當理由]

proper reason
reasonable grounds

míngzhèngyánshùn

名正言顺

[名正言順]

in a way that justifies the use of the term
genuine
proper
in a way that conforms to logic
justifiable
appropriate
perfectly legitimate

zhèngfùjiàshǐ

正副驾驶

[正副駕駛]

pilot and copilot

èrzhèngbǐngmí

二正丙醚

[二正丙醚]

di-n-propyl ether

zhèngquèlùxiàn

正确路线

[正確路線]

correct line (i.e. the party line)

yánguīzhèngzhuàn

言归正传

[言歸正傳]

to return to the topic (idiom)
to get back to the main point

fúzhèngyāxié

扶正压邪

[扶正壓邪]

to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)

wǔguānduānzhèng

五官端正

[五官端正]

to have regular features

chéngxīnzhèngyì

诚心正意

[誠心正意]

see 誠心誠意／诚心诚意 (chéngxīnchéngyì)

shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn

寿终正寝

[壽終正寢]

to die of old age
to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

zhèngzécānshù

正则参数

[正則參數]

regular parametrization

zhèngjīnwēizuò

正襟危坐

[正襟危坐]

to sit upright and still (idiom)

guāngmíngzhèngdà

光明正大

[光明正大]

(of a person) honorable; not devious
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly
(of a situation) out in the open

shuāngqūzhèngxián

双曲正弦

[雙曲正弦]

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

zhèngyìdòuzhēng

正义斗争

[正義鬥爭]

righteous struggle

gǎixiéguīzhèng

改邪归正

[改邪歸正]

to mend one's ways (idiom)
to turn over a new leaf

fāngfāngzhèngzhèng

方方正正

[方方正正]

square-shaped

zhèngféngqíshí

正逢其时

[正逢其時]

to come at the right time
to be opportune

zhèngguījiàoyù

正规教育

[正規教育]

regular education

bōluànfǎnzhèng

拨乱反正

[撥亂反正]

bring order out of chaos
set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder

bùzhèngdàngjìngzhēng

不正当竞争

[不正當競爭]

unfair competition
illicit competition

bùzhèngdàngguānxì

不正当关系

[不正當關係]

improper relationship; illicit relationship

zhèngzébiǎodáshì

正则表达式

[正則表達式]

regular expression (computing)

chǐlièjiǎozhèngqì

齿列矫正器

[齒列矯正器]

see 牙齒矯正器／牙齿矫正器 (yáchǐjiǎozhèngqì)

yáchǐjiǎozhèngqì

牙齿矫正器

[牙齒矯正器]

orthodontic braces

kǒuxiántǐzhèngzhí

口嫌体正直

[口嫌體正直]

your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)

chǐ'èjiǎozhèngxué

齿颚矫正学

[齒顎矯正學]

orthodontics

shàng'èzhèngménchǐ

上颚正门齿

[上顎正門齒]

maxillary central incisor

Zhōngzhèng Jìniàntáng

中正纪念堂

[中正紀念堂]

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei

shuāngqūxiànzhèngxián

双曲线正弦

[雙曲線正弦]

hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.)

míngbuzhèngyánbushùn

名不正言不顺

[名不正言不順]

(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred

piānzhèngshìhéchéngcí

偏正式合成词

[偏正式合成詞]

modified compound word

jiǎozhèngbùpàxiéwāi

脚正不怕鞋歪

[腳正不怕鞋歪]

lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)

shēnzhèngbùpàyǐngzixié

身正不怕影子斜

[身正不怕影子斜]

lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying)
fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing

zhèngdiànzǐfāshècéngxī

正电子发射层析

[正電子發射層析]