HSK 4 · Adjectives

正确 zhèngquè “correct” in Chinese

Traditional 正確

What 正确 means

  1. correct
  2. sound
  3. right
  4. proper

How to say 正确

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale正zhèng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale确què4th tone, falling

正确 in a sentence

  1. 你的回答是正确的。

    Nǐ de huídá shì zhèngquè de.

    Your answer is right.

    Sentence #475324 from Tatoeba

  2. 做你认为正确的事。

    Zuò nǐ rènwéi zhèngquè de shì.

    Do what you think is right.

    Sentence #836366 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 请把正确答案圈出来。

    Qǐng bǎ zhèngquè dá'àn quān chūlai.

    Please circle the right answer.

    Sentence #618218 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 正确 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 正 (zhèng) with each of its parts in a different colour
正zhèngstraight
  • 一one · yī
  • 止stop · zhǐ

Memory aidPicture a foot 止 heading straight for a line 一: straight, correct.

The character 确 (què) with each of its parts in a different colour
确quèauthenticated
  • 石stone · shíMeaning part
  • 角horn · jiǎoSound part

石 hints at the meaning (stone); 角 (jiǎo) hints at the sound. Compare it with què.

How to write 正确

正 5 strokes · 确 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

正确 (zhèngquè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 正确 (zhèngquè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 正确

Words with 正

正在zhèngzài · in the process of正常zhèngcháng · regular正式zhèngshì · formal真正zhēnzhèng · genuine正好zhènghǎo · just (in time)正zhèng · just (in the middle of doing something)改正gǎizhèng · to correct反正fǎnzhèng · anyway正月zhēngyuè · first month of the lunar year更正gēngzhèng · to correct

Words with 确

准确zhǔnquè · accurate确实quèshí · indeed明确míngquè · clear确定quèdìng · to confirm确认quèrèn · to confirm的确díquè · really确信quèxìn · to be convinced确保quèbǎo · to ensure确立quèlì · to establish精确jīngquè · accurate

More words: Adjectives

脏zāng · dirty重zhòng · heavy著名zhùmíng · famous正常zhèngcháng · regular正式zhèngshì · formal直接zhíjiē · direct (opposite: indirect 间接)准确zhǔnquè · accurate仔细zǐxì · careful

FAQs

正确 (zhèngquè) means “correct” or “sound”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it zhèngquè: zhèng with a 4th tone, then què with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 正确 is written 正確. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengque with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 正确 from the suggestions. Typing zhengque into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
正确 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.