正传 (正傳)
zhèng zhuàn
Pinyin

Definition

正传 (正傳)
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zhèng zhuàn
  1. main subject of long novel
  2. true biography

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
正
zhēng
  1. 1 first month of the lunar year
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary
正式
zhèng shì
  1. 1 formal
  2. 2 official

Idioms (16)

上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié
  1. 1 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)

Sample Sentences

对，得慢慢读。我们上大学的时候，老师足足讲了半个学期的 《 阿Q正传 》 。
duì ，děi màn mān dú 。wǒmen shàng dàxué de shíhou ，lǎoshī zúzú jiǎng le bàn ge xuéqī de 《 Āguì zhèngzhuàn 》 。
Yeah. You need to read them slowly. When we were in college, the professor talked for a full half-semester about ''The True Story of Ah Q."
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阿Q正传 》 真是绝了，戏谑的背后，又有着深切的悲哀。
Āguìzhèngzhuàn 》 zhēnshì juéle ，xìxuè de bèihòu ，yòu yǒuzhe shēnqiè de bēiāi 。
''The True Story of Ah Q" really is a masterpiece. With a sharp, funny backdrop, it also tells a tragic tale.
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好，我们言归正传，上周呢我接到了了钟校长的邮件，可谓诚惶诚恐，校长邀请我参加母校的尖峰论坛并希望我与大家谈一谈外交辞令的相关内容。
hǎo ，wǒmen yánguīzhèngzhuàn ，shàngzhōu ne wǒ jiēdào le le Zhōng xiàozhǎng de yóujiàn ，kěwèi chénghuángchéngkǒng ，xiàozhǎng yāoqǐng wǒ cānjiā mǔxiào de jiānfēng lùntán bìng xīwàng wǒ yǔ dàjiā tán yi tán wàijiāo cílìng de xiāngguān nèiróng 。
OK, now getting back to the main topic, when I received an email from Principal Zhong, you could say I was sent into panic. The principal invited me to attend a summit at my alma mater and hoped that I would be able to talk to everyone about diplomatic rhetoric.
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