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To face squarely in Chinese: 正视 (zhèng shì)

zhèng shì

to face squarely

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 正視1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to

Stroke order

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正
视

Simplified & traditional

正视

Simplified

正視

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们要正视自己的缺点。

    wǒ men yào zhèng shì zì jǐ de quē diǎn。

    We must face our own shortcomings squarely.

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Related words

正

zhèng

straight

电视

diàn shì

television

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

重视

zhòng shì

to attach importance to sth

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

改正

gǎi zhèng

to correct

忽视

hū shì

to neglect

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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