正[zhēng]

名the first month of the lunar year; the first moon

♦ 新正

另见 zhèng

---

正[zhèng]
形

1. straight; upright

♦ ~前方 straight ahead

♦ ~东(南、西、北) due east (south, west, north)

♦ 把柱子扶~ set the post upright

♦ 这幅画挂得不~。 This picture is not straight.

2. situated in the middle; main

♦ 正门

♦ 正厅

3. punctually; sharp

♦ 九点~ at nine o'clock sharp

4. obverse; right

♦ 布的这一面是~的吗？ Is this the right side of the cloth?

♦ 这件茄克~穿反穿都可以。 You can wear this jacket inside out.

5. honest; upright

♦ 他作风不~。 His behaviour is not proper.

6. correct; right

♦ 路子走得~ follow a correct path

7. (of colour, flavour, etc.) pure; right

♦ ~黄 pure yellow

♦ 味儿不~ not the right flavour

8. regular; standard

♦ 正楷

9. ( 反 副 “secondary, vice-”) principal; chief

♦ ~副主任 director and deputy director

♦ ~驾驶员 first pilot ( 反 副驾驶员“copilot”)

10. (of figures, designs, etc.) regular

♦ ~八边形 regular octagon

♦ ~多面体 regular polyhedron

11.数positive

12.物positive; plus

♦ ~晶体 positive crystal

♦ ~离子 positive ion; cation

动

1. rectify; straighten; set right

♦ 把帽子~一~ put one's cap straight

♦ 把领带~一~ straighten one's tie

2. make right; correct

♦ 正误

♦ 正音

副

1. just; right; precisely; exactly

♦ ~如上文所述 just as mentioned above

♦ 大小~合适 just the right size

♦ 我~要谈这个问题。 I'm just coming to that point.

2. just (doing sth.); just now

♦ 他~吃着饭呢。 He's eating just now.

♦ ~下着雨呢。 It's raining.

另见 zhēng