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正义
zhèngyì
Main
English Definitionjustice; righteousness; just; righteous
Simplified Script正义
Traditional Script正義
Pinyinzhèngyì
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zing3ji6
Part of Speech(名) noun, (形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=7
Word Decomposition
正zhèngstraight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive
义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship; (Chinese surname); (Tw) abbr. for 义大利, Italy

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Words With Same Head Word    
正常zhèngchángregular; normal; ordinary
正式zhèngshìformal; official
正好zhènghǎojust (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
正确zhèngquècorrect; proper
正面zhèngmiànfront; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
Words With Same Tail Word    
意义yìyìsense; meaning; significance; importance
主义zhǔyì-ism; ideology
定义dìngyìdefinition; to define
道义dàoyìmorality; righteousness and justice
讲义jiǎngyìteaching materials
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