矫
正

To correct in Chinese: 矫正 (jiǎo zhèng)

jiǎo zhèng

to correct

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

Definitions

  1. 1to correct
  2. 2to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
  3. 3to cure
  4. 4rectification
  5. 5correction
  6. 6to straighten

Stroke order

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矫
正

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄠˇ

jiǎo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄓㄥˋ

zhèng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

矫正

Simplified

矯正

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 戴牙套可以矫正牙齿。

    dài yá tào kě yǐ jiǎo zhèng yá chǐ。

    Wearing braces can straighten crooked teeth.

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Related words

正

zhèng

straight

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

正是

zhèng shì

is precisely

公正

gōng zhèng

just

正版

zhèng bǎn

genuine

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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