纠正

纠正 jiūzhèng

Correct

纠正 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體 糾正 jiuzheng

What 纠正 means

  1. Correct

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纠正 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

纠
jiū
Entangle (dispute - correct - gather)
正
zhèng
Straight (main - right - just - pure - regular - principle - directly)

How to write 纠正

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纠正 in a sentence

老师及时纠正了他的发音。
Lǎoshī jíshí jiūzhèng le tā de fāyīn.
The teacher corrected his pronunciation promptly.
错误的习惯必须尽早纠正。
Cuòwù de xíguàn bìxū jǐnzǎo jiūzhèng.
Bad habits must be corrected as early as possible.

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Questions about 纠正

What does 纠正 mean in English?

纠正 is pronounced jiūzhèng and means Correct.

How do you pronounce 纠正?

纠正 is jiūzhèng in pinyin — written jiuzheng without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 纠正?

纠正 is written with 2 characters: 纠 (jiū) Entangle (dispute - correct - gather), 正 (zhèng) Straight (main - right - just - pure - regular - principle - directly). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 纠正 written in traditional Chinese?

糾正. The simplified form 纠正 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 糾正 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiūzhèng.

Is 纠正 an HSK word?

Yes — 纠正 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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