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正字通
Zhèng zì tōng
Pinyin
Definition
正字通
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Zhèng zì tōng
Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈|张自烈[Zhāng Zì liè] in 17th century
Character Decomposition
正
一
止
字
宀
子
通
辶
龴
用
Related Words
(20)
交通
jiāo tōng
1
to be connected
2
traffic
3
transportation
4
communications
5
liaison
反正
fǎn zhèng
1
anyway
2
in any case
3
to come over from the enemy's side
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
1
letter
2
symbol
3
character
4
word
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
普通
pǔ tōng
1
common
2
ordinary
3
general
4
average
正
zhēng
1
first month of the lunar year
正品
zhèng pǐn
1
certified goods
2
quality product
3
normal product
4
A-class goods
正在
zhèng zài
1
just at (that time)
2
right in (that place)
3
right in the middle of (doing sth)
正常
zhèng cháng
1
regular
2
normal
3
ordinary
正式
zhèng shì
1
formal
2
official
真正
zhēn zhèng
1
genuine
2
real
3
true
4
genuinely
通
tōng
1
to go through
2
to know well
3
(suffix) expert
4
to connect
5
to communicate
6
open
7
to clear
8
classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通宵
tōng xiāo
1
all night
2
throughout the night
通过
tōng guò
1
by means of
2
through
3
via
4
to pass through
5
to get through
6
to adopt
7
to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
8
to switch over
亨通
hēng tōng
1
to go smoothly
2
prosperous
3
going well
修正
xiū zhèng
1
to revise
2
to amend
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
1
(of a person) honorable
2
not devious
3
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
4
without tricks
5
openly
6
(of a situation) out in the open
公正
gōng zhèng
1
just
2
fair
3
equitable
十字
shí zì
1
cross road
2
cross-shaped
3
crucifix
4
the character ten
十字架
shí zì jià
1
cross
2
crucifix
3
yoke one has to endure
Idioms
(20)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2
concise and powerful style
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
1
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
2
I don't understand a word (idiom)
3
it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
1
grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
1
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
1
to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
1
mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2
to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
3
to reciprocate with material assistance
4
scratch each other's back
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
1
biased
2
prejudiced (idiom)
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
1
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
2
fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
1
to not fully understand (idiom)
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
1
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
1
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2
connotations
Sample Sentences