(zhèng què) - correct, accurate, right in Mandarin

zhèngquè

Traditional: 正確

HSK 4

#815 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

correct, accurate, right

Word origin

正确 (zhèngquè) 'correct' joins 正 (zhèng, 'upright, correct') and 确 (què, 'certain, solid'). 确 (traditional 確) has the 石 (shí, 'stone') radical with a phonetic, conveying firmness and certainty.

Origin: compound
Root: 正 (zhèng, 'correct') + 确 (què, 石 stone radical + phonetic, 'certain')

Stroke order

正

确

Examples

。

Your answer is correct.

。

Please do it in the correct way.

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I am not sure if this is correct.

。

Your answer is completely correct.

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Please make the correct choice.

正确 (zhèng què) means correct, accurate, right. It is used as an adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 17.