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

zhèngquè

Traditional: 正確

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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

Stroke order for 正

Stroke order for 确

Examples

Your answer is correct.

Please do it in the correct way.

I am not sure if this is correct.

Your answer is completely correct.

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.