正
宗

Orthodox school in Chinese: 正宗 (zhèng zōng)

zhèng zōng

orthodox school

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1orthodox school
  2. 2fig. traditional
  3. 3old school
  4. 4authentic
  5. 5genuine

Stroke order

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正
宗

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄥˋ

zhèng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄗㄨㄥ

zōng

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这家店的菜很正宗。

    zhè jiā diàn de cài hěn zhèng zōng。

    This restaurant's dishes are very authentic.

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Related words

正

zhèng

straight

宗

zōng

school

正在

zhèng zài

just at (that time)

真正

zhēn zhèng

genuine

正常

zhèng cháng

regular

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

正确

zhèng què

correct

正式

zhèng shì

formal

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

改正

gǎi zhèng

to correct

宗教

zōng jiào

religion

正是

zhèng shì

is precisely

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