正名
zhèng míng
Pinyin

Definition

正名
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zhèng míng
  1. to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature
  2. rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)

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
名
míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
成名
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
排名
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking

Idioms (20)

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
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name

Sample Sentences

简直是胡说八道！这么无知的人，怎么能当大学教授呢？中医中药的治疗效果现在在国际上也得到了越来越多的认可，韩国正准备将源于中医的韩医申报世界遗产，英国政府正寻求通过立法来为中医正名，而身为一个中国的大学教授，竟然这样践踏我们的传统医学，实在太让人愤怒了。
jiǎnzhí shì húshuōbādào ！zhème wúzhī de rén ，zěnme néng dāng dàxué jiāoshòu ne ？zhōngyī zhōngyào de zhìliáo xiàoguǒ xiànzài zài guójì shàng yě dédào le yuèláiyuè duō de rènkě ，Hánguó zhèng zhǔnbèi jiāng yuányú zhōngyī de hányī shēnbào shìjiè yíchǎn ，Yīngguó zhèngfǔ zhèng xúnqiú tōngguò lìfǎ lái wèi zhōngyī zhèngmíng ，ér shēnwéi yī ge Zhōngguó de dàxué jiāoshòu ，jìngrán zhèyàng jiàntà wǒmen de chuántǒng yīxué ，shízài tài ràngrén fènnù le 。
That's simply nonsense! How could such an ignorant guy be a university professor? The efficacy of Chinese medicine is getting more international recognition all the time. Korea is getting ready to apply for World Cultural Heritage status for Korean medicine, which is based on Chinese medicine. The British government is considering legislation to rectify the reputation of Chinese medicine. And amazingly, this Chinese university professor is trampling on our traditional medicine! It makes me so angry!
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