| 正中下怀 | [ zhèng zhòng xià ] exactly what one wants |
| 正仓院 | [ zhēng cāng yuàn ] Shōsō-in, treasure house belonging to Tōdai-ji 東大寺, Nara 奈良[Nai4 liang2], Japan, an extensive repository of imperial treasures from Tang times, described as the east-most end of the Silk road |
| 正传 | [ zhèng zhuàn ] main subject of long novel, true biography |
| 正儿八板 | [ zhèng ér bā bǎn ] earnest, authentic |
| 正儿八经 | [ zhèng ér bā jīng ] serious, earnest, real, true |
| 正六边形 | [ zhèng liù biān xíng ] regular hexagon |
| 正则 | [ zhèng zé ] regular (figure in geometry) |
| 正则参数 | [ zhèng zé cān shù ] regular parametrization |
| 正则表达式 | [ zhèng zé dá shì ] regular expression (computing) |
| 正剧 | [ zhèng jù ] bourgeois tragedy |
| 正半轴 | [ zhèng bàn zhoú ] positive semiaxis (in coordinate geometry) |
| 正反两面 | [ zhèng fǎn liǎng miàn ] two-way, reversible, both sides of the coin |
| 正型标本 | [ zhèng xíng běn ] holotype |
| 正多面体 | [ zhèng duō miàn tǐ ] regular polyhedron |
| 正安县 | [ zhèng ān xiàn ] Zheng'an county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou |
| 正定县 | [ zhèng dìng xiàn ] Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei |
| 正宫娘娘 | [ zhèng gōng niáng niáng ] empress |
| 正宁 | [ zhèng níng ] Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu |
| 正宁县 | [ zhèng níng xiàn ] Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu |
| 正对 | [ zhèng duì ] directly facing |
| 正态分布 | [ zhèng taì fēn bù ] (math.) normal distribution, Gaussian distribution |
| 正教真诠 | [ zhèng zhēn quán ] Exegesis of true religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4 yu2], a study of Islam, also translated as Real hermeneutics of orthodox religion |
| 正整数 | [ zhèng zhěng shù ] positive integer |
| 正数 | [ zhèng shù ] positive number |
| 正断层 | [ zhèng duàn céng ] normal fault (geology) |
| 正方体 | [ zhèng fāng tǐ ] a rectangular parallelepiped |
| 正时 | [ zhèng shí ] timing (of an engine) |
| 正书 | [ zhèng shū ] regular script (Chinese calligraphic style) |
| 正业 | [ zhèng yè ] one's regular job |
| 正极 | [ zhèng jí ] positive pole |
| 正模标本 | [ zhèng mó běn ] holotype |
| 正气 | [ zhèng qì ] healthy environment, healthy atmosphere, righteousness, vital energy (in Chinese medicine) |
| 正牙带环 | [ zhèng yá daì huán ] orthodontic brace |
| 正当 | [ zhèng dāng ] timely, just (when needed) |
| 正当 | [ zhèng dàng ] honest, reasonable, fair, sensible |
| 正当中 | [ zhèng dāng zhōng ] dead center, the very middle |
| 正当年 | [ zhèng dāng nián ] to be in the prime of life |
| 正当性 | [ zhèng dàng xìng ] (political) legitimacy |
| 正当时 | [ zhèng dāng shí ] the right time for sth, the right season (for planting cabbage) |
| 正当理由 | [ zhèng dàng lǐ yoú ] proper reason, reasonable grounds |
| 正当防卫 | [ zhèng dàng fáng weì ] reasonable self-defense, legitimate defense |
| 正确 | [ zhèng què ] correct, proper |
| 正确处理 | [ zhèng què chǔ lǐ ] to handle correctly |
| 正确处理人民内部矛盾 | [ zhèng què chǔ lǐ rén mín neì bù maó dùn ] On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957 |
| 正确路线 | [ zhèng què lù xiàn ] correct line (i.e. the party line) |
| 正统 | [ zhèng tǒng ] Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗[Ying1 zong1] |
| 正统 | [ zhèng tǒng ] orthodox |
| 正经 | [ zhèng jīng ] decent, honorable, proper, serious, according to standards |
| 正经八摆 | [ zhèng jīng bā baǐ ] variant of 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3] |
| 正经八板 | [ zhèng jīng bā bǎn ] see 正經八百|正经八百[zheng4 jing1 ba1 bai3] |
| 正经八百 | [ zhèng jīng bā baǐ ] very serious, solemn |
| 正义 | [ zhèng yì ] justice, righteousness, just, righteous |
| 正义斗争 | [ zhèng yì doù zhēng ] righteous struggle |
| 正义魔人 | [ zhèng yì mó rén ] (Tw) sanctimonious person, self-appointed moral arbiter |
| 正义党 | [ zhèng yì dǎng ] Justicialist Party |
| 正职 | [ zhèng zhí ] main job, day job, steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual), chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy) |
| 正脸 | [ zhèng liǎn ] a person's face as seen from the front |
| 正着 | [ zhèng zhaó ] head-on, red-handed |
| 正蓝旗 | [ zhèng lán qí ] Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia, also written 正蘭旗|正兰旗 |
| 正兰旗 | [ zhèng lán qí ] Plain Blue banner or Shuluun Höh khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia |
| 正号 | [ zhèng haò ] positive value sign + (math.), plus sign |
| 正装 | [ zhèng zhuāng ] formal dress |
| 正规 | [ zhèng guī ] regular, according to standards |
| 正规教育 | [ zhèng guī yù ] regular education |
| 正规军 | [ zhèng guī jūn ] regular army, standing army |
| 正视 | [ zhèng shì ] to face squarely, to meet head on, to face up to |
| 正言厉色 | [ zhèng yán lì sè ] solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling, also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色 |
| 正词法 | [ zhèng cí fǎ ] orthography (linguistics) |
| 正误 | [ zhèng wù ] true or false?, correct or incorrect, to correct errors (in a document) |
| 正误表 | [ zhèng wù ] corrigenda |
| 正负 | [ zhèng fù ] positive and negative |
| 正负号 | [ zhèng fù haò ] plus or minus sign ± (math.) |
| 正负电子 | [ zhèng fù diàn zǐ ] electrons and positrons |
| 正轨 | [ zhèng guǐ ] the right track |
| 正逢其时 | [ zhèng féng qí shí ] to come at the right time, to be opportune |
| 正邪相争 | [ zhèng xié xiāng zhēng ] term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] |
| 正锋 | [ zhèng fēng ] frontal attack (brush movement in painting) |
| 正镶白旗 | [ zhèng xiāng baí qí ] Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia |
| 正长石 | [ zhèng cháng shí ] orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar) |
| 正门 | [ zhèng mén ] main entrance, main gate, portal |
| 正阳 | [ zhèng yáng ] Zhengyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan |
| 正阳县 | [ zhèng yáng xiàn ] Zhengyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan |
| 正离子 | [ zhèng lí zǐ ] positive ion, cation (physics) |
| 正电 | [ zhèng diàn ] positive charge (electricity) |
| 正电子 | [ zhèng diàn zǐ ] positron (antiparticle of the electron) |
| 正电子断层 | [ zhèng diàn zǐ duàn céng ] PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method) |
| 正电子照射断层摄影 | [ zhèng diàn zǐ zhaò shè duàn céng shè yǐng ] positrion emission tomography (PET) |
| 正电子发射层析 | [ zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè céng xī ] positron emission tomography (PET) |
| 正电子发射断层照相术 | [ zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè duàn céng zhaò xiāng shù ] positron emission tomography (PET) |
| 正电子发射计算机断层 | [ zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè jì suàn jī duàn céng ] PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method) |
| 正电子发射体层 | [ zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè tǐ céng ] PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method) |
| 正颜厉色 | [ zhèng yán lì sè ] solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling |
| 正体 | [ zhèng tǐ ] 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 |
| 正体字 | [ zhèng tǐ zì ] standard form of a Chinese character, (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters |
| 正点 | [ zhèng diǎn ] on time, punctual (of train etc), awesome (slang) |
| ⇒ 一本正经 | [ yī běn zhèng jīng ] in deadly earnest, deadpan |
| ⇒ 上颚正门齿 | [ shàng è zhèng mén chǐ ] maxillary central incisor |
| ⇒ 不务正业 | [ bù wù zhèng yè ] not to engage in honest work, to ignore one's proper occupation, not to attend to one's proper duties |
| ⇒ 不正之风 | [ bù zhèng zhī fēng ] unhealthy tendency |
| ⇒ 不正常状况 | [ bù zhèng cháng zhuàng kuàng ] abnormal state |
| ⇒ 不正当 | [ bù zhèng dàng ] dishonest, unfair, improper |
| ⇒ 不正当竞争 | [ bù zhèng dàng jìng zhēng ] unfair competition, illicit competition |
| ⇒ 不正当关系 | [ bù zhèng dàng guān xì ] improper relation, adulterous relation |
| ⇒ 不正确 | [ bù zhèng què ] incorrect, erroneous |
| ⇒ 中正区 | [ zhōng zhèng qū ] Zhongzheng District of Taipei 台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4] or Keelung 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4] |
| ⇒ 中正纪念堂 | [ zhōng zhèng jì niàn táng ] Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei |
| ⇒ 作风正派 | [ zuò fēng zhèng paì ] to be honest and upright, to have moral integrity |
| ⇒ 俞正声 | [ yú zhèng shēng ] Yu Zhengsheng (1945-), PRC politician |
| ⇒ 修正主义 | [ xiū zhèng zhǔ yì ] revisionism |
| ⇒ 假正经 | [ jiǎ zhèng jīng ] demure, prudish, hypocritical |
| ⇒ 偏正式合成词 | [ piān zhèng shì hé chéng cí ] modified compound word |
| ⇒ 刚正 | [ gāng zhèng ] honest, upright |
| ⇒ 刚正不阿 | [ gāng zhèng bù ē ] upright and plainspoken |
| ⇒ 反正一样 | [ fǎn zhèng yī yàng ] 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 |
| ⇒ 口嫌体正直 | [ koǔ xián tǐ zhèng zhí ] your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese) |
| ⇒ 名不正言不顺 | [ míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn ] (of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred |
| ⇒ 名正言顺 | [ míng zhèng yán shùn ] in a way that justifies the use of the term, genuine, proper, in a way that conforms to logic, justifiable, appropriate, perfectly legitimate |
| ⇒ 吴官正 | [ wú guān zhèng ] Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| ⇒ 严正 | [ yán zhèng ] sternly, solemn |
| ⇒ 寿终正寝 | [ shoù zhōng zhèng qǐn ] 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 |
| ⇒ 字正腔圆 | [ zì zhèng qiāng yuán ] to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom) |
| ⇒ 导正 | [ daǒ zhèng ] (Tw) to guide sb in the right direction, to correct (behavior etc) |
| ⇒ 建构正义理论 | [ jiàn goù zhèng yì lǐ lùn ] constructivist theory |
| ⇒ 建立正式外交关系 | [ jiàn lì zhèng shì waì guān xì ] formally establish diplomatic relations |
| ⇒ 张居正 | [ zhāng jū zhèng ] Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee |
| ⇒ 扶正压邪 | [ fú zhèng yā xié ] to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom) |
| ⇒ 舍正从邪 | [ shě zhèng cóng xié ] to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom) |
| ⇒ 拨乱反正 | [ bō luàn fǎn zhèng ] bring order out of chaos, set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder |
| ⇒ 拨正 | [ bō zhèng ] to set right, to correct |
| ⇒ 改邪归正 | [ gaǐ xié guī zhèng ] to mend one's ways (idiom), to turn over a new leaf |
| ⇒ 政治正确 | [ zhèng zhì zhèng què ] political correctness, politically correct |
| ⇒ 方正县 | [ fāng zhèng xiàn ] Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang |
| ⇒ 东正教 | [ dōng zhèng ] Eastern Orthodox Church |
| ⇒ 林丰正 | [ lín fēng zhèng ] Lin Fong-cheng (1940-), Taiwanese politician |
| ⇒ 弃邪归正 | [ qì xié guī zhèng ] to give up evil and return to virtue |
| ⇒ 横正暴敛 | [ héng zhèng baò liǎn ] to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom) |
| ⇒ 次正装 | [ cì zhèng zhuāng ] smart casual attire |
| ⇒ 歪打正着 | [ waī dǎ zhèng zhaó ] to succeed by a lucky stroke |
| ⇒ 归正 | [ guī zhèng ] to return to the right path, to mend one's ways, to reform, Reformed (church etc) |
| ⇒ 牙齿矫正器 | [ yá chǐ zhèng qì ] orthodontic braces |
| ⇒ 矫枉过正 | [ wǎng guò zhèng ] to overcorrect (idiom), to overcompensate |
| ⇒ 矫正 | [ zhèng ] to correct, to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision), to cure, rectification, correction, to straighten |
| ⇒ 矫正透镜 | [ zhèng toù jìng ] correcting lens |
| ⇒ 社会正义 | [ shè huì zhèng yì ] social justice |
| ⇒ 纠正 | [ jiū zhèng ] to correct, to make right |
| ⇒ 纯正 | [ chún zhèng ] pure, unadulterated, (of motives etc) honest |
| ⇒ 义正辞严 | [ yì zhèng cí yán ] to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom) |
| ⇒ 脚正不怕鞋歪 | [ zhèng bù pà xié waī ] lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe, an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom) |
| ⇒ 规正 | [ guī zhèng ] to admonish |
| ⇒ 言归正传 | [ yán guī zhèng zhuàn ] to return to the topic (idiom), to get back to the main point |
| ⇒ 订正 | [ dìng zhèng ] to make a correction |
| ⇒ 训民正音 | [ xùn mín zhèng yīn ] Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul |
| ⇒ 诚心正意 | [ chéng xīn zhèng yì ] see 誠心誠意|诚心诚意[cheng2 xin1 cheng2 yi4] |
| ⇒ 谏正 | [ jiàn zhèng ] see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4] |
| ⇒ 贺正 | [ hè zhēng ] to exchange compliments on New Year's Day |
| ⇒ 转正 | [ zhuǎn zhèng ] to transfer to full membership, to obtain tenure |
| ⇒ 邪不敌正 | [ xié bù dí zhèng ] good will always triumph over evil (idiom) |
| ⇒ 金正银 | [ jīn zhèng yín ] former spelling of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1] |
| ⇒ 金正云 | [ jīn zhèng yún ] erroneous form of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1] |
| ⇒ 阿Q正传 | [ ā zhèng zhuàn ] The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] |
| ⇒ 阿甘正传 | [ ā gān zhèng zhuàn ] Forrest Gump |
| ⇒ 双曲正弦 | [ shuāng qū zhèng xián ] hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.) |
| ⇒ 双曲线正弦 | [ shuāng qū xiàn zhèng xián ] hyperbolic sine or sinh (math.) |
| ⇒ 非正数 | [ feī zhèng shù ] a nonpositive number (i.e. negative or zero) |
| ⇒ 韩正 | [ hán zhèng ] Han Zheng (1954-), senior vice premier of the PRC (2018-) |
| ⇒ 风华正茂 | [ fēng huá zhèng maò ] in one's prime |
| ⇒ 驳正 | [ bó zhèng ] to refute and correct |
| ⇒ 验明正身 | [ yàn míng zhèng shēn ] to identify, to verify sb's identity, identification |
| ⇒ 高村正彦 | [ gaō cūn zhèng yàn ] KOMURA Masahiko (1942-), Japanese politician, foreign minister from 1998, minister of defense from 2007 |
| ⇒ 齿列矫正 | [ chǐ liè zhèng ] orthodontic treatment, orthodontics |
| ⇒ 齿列矫正器 | [ chǐ liè zhèng qì ] see 牙齒矯正器|牙齿矫正器[ya2 chi3 jiao3 zheng4 qi4] |
| ⇒ 齿颚矫正学 | [ chǐ è zhèng xué ] orthodontics |
