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HSK 5adverbadjective

正

zhēng

正 (zhēng) means “first month of the lunar year”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

我正在做作业。

Wǒ zhèngzài zuò zuòyè.

I'm currently doing homework.

Words containing 正

正在zhèng zàijust at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)反正fǎn zhènganyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side改正gǎi zhèngto correct; to amend; to put right; correction端正duān zhèngupright; regular; proper真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed正常zhèng chángregular; normal; ordinary正好zhèng hǎojust (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that正确zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper正式zhèng shìformal; official更正gēng zhèngto correct; to make a correction公正gōng zhèngjust; fair; equitable纠正jiū zhèngto correct; to make right

More HSK 5 vocabulary

HSK 5 →
哎āihey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)唉āiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh爱护ài hùto cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect爱惜ài xīto cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly爱心ài xīncompassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥)安慰ān wèito comfort; to console安装ān zhuāngto install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation岸ànvariant of 岸暗ànvariant of 暗熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)摆bǎito arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum

Frequently asked questions

What does 正 mean?
正 (zhēng) means “first month of the lunar year”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 正 pronounced?
正 is pronounced “zhēng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 正?
正 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 正?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 正 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27