HSK 6 · Society

正义 zhèngyì “justice” in Chinese

Traditional 正義

What 正义 means

  1. justice
  2. righteous
  3. righteousness
  4. just

How to say 正义

  • 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义yì4th tone, falling

正义 in a sentence

  1. 正义终将胜利。

    Zhèngyì zhōng jiāng shènglì.

    Justice will prevail in the end.

    Sentence #5907524 from Tatoeba

  2. 法律的目标是正义。

    Fǎlǜ de mùbiāo shì zhèngyì.

    The aim of the law is justice.

    Sentence #775466 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 教育是通往幸福、和平、正义与成功的道路。

    Jiàoyù shì tōngwǎng xìngfú, hépíng, zhèngyì yǔ chénggōng de dàolù.

    Education is the road to happiness, peace, justice and success.

    Sentence #1394909 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 正义 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 义 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
义yìjustice
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 乂to govern · yìSound part

⺷ hints at the meaning (sheep); 乂 (yì) hints at the sound. Compare it with yì.

How to write 正义

正 5 strokes · 义 3 strokes

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

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

Words related to 正义

Words with 正

正在zhèngzài · in the process of正常zhèngcháng · regular正确zhèngquè · correct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

Words with 义

义务yìwù · duty意义yìyì · sense贬义biǎnyì · negative connotation定义dìngyì · definition含义hányì · meaning主义zhǔyì · -ism见义勇为jiànyìyǒngwéi · to act bravely for a just cause

More words: Society & Law

诈骗zhàpiàn · to defraud阵地zhèndì · position (military)政策zhèngcè · policy争端zhēngduān · dispute争议zhēngyì · dispute侦探zhēntàn · detective治安zhì'ān · public order制裁zhìcái · sanctions

FAQs

正义 (zhèngyì) means “justice” or “righteous”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhèngyì: zhèng with a 4th tone, then yì 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, 正义 is written 正義. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 正义 from the suggestions. Typing zhengyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
正义 is an HSK 6 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.