HSK 1 · Linking words

正

zhèng

just; right; straight

Stroke order of 正

正 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

一 line atop 止 (stop foot): a foot planted firmly on a straight line is correct.

Parts: 一 line + 止 stop

Example sentence

他正在看书。

He is just reading a book now.

Words with 正

正在in the middle of (doing)正常normal 正确correct 真正real; genuine 正好just right; happen to 正是exactly; precisely 反正anyway 正式formal; official

More words: Linking words

也also; too 都all; both 还still; also 还是or; still; had better 还有also; in addition 再again 就just; then 先first; in advance 马上immediately; right away 一起together 一块儿together 正在in the middle of (doing)

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