(fāng zhèng) - anyway, in any case, upright in Mandarin
fāngzhèngTraditional: 方正
HSK 5
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Translation
anyway, in any case, upright
Word origin
A compound of 方 (fang) 'square' and 正 (zheng) 'upright, straight'. Literally 'square and upright', describing something neat and regular, or a person of upright character.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 方 (fang, 'square') + 正 (zheng, 'upright')
Stroke order
方
正
Examples
，。
In any case, I don't care.
。
This matter needs to be resolved in any case.
，。
Anyway, you go first.
。
His handwriting is neat and square.
。
This stone is perfectly square.
方正 (fāng zhèng) means anyway, in any case, upright. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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