矫正 (矯正)
jiǎo zhèng
Pinyin

Definition

矫正 (矯正)
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jiǎo zhèng
  1. to correct
  2. to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
  3. to cure
  4. rectification
  5. correction
  6. to straighten

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

我没听过足科？他们能矫正长短脚吗？
wǒ méi tīng guo zúkē ？tāmen néng jiǎozhèng chángduǎnjiǎo ma ？
I've never heard of podiatry? Can they correct one leg being longer than the other?
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他们会用矫正鞋垫帮你。
tāmen huì yòng jiǎozhèng xiédiàn bāng nǐ 。
They can use corrective soles to help you.
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那倒也不是。他们从小就很在乎牙齿，如果牙齿不整齐，一般小时候就会去矫正。
nàdào yě bù shì 。tāmen cóngxiǎo jiù hěn zàihu yáchǐ ，rúguǒ yáchǐ bù zhěngqí ，yībān xiǎo shíhou jiù huì qù jiǎozhèng 。
That's not really true. They take care of their teeth from the time they are little. If their teeth aren't straight, then they'll often have them straightened.
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我记得我们小时候都没人去矫正牙齿的。不过现在越来越多的人知道了矫正牙齿的好处了。我朋友都三十岁了，也开始做了。
wǒ jìde wǒmen xiǎo shíhou dōu méi rén qù jiǎozhèng yáchǐ de 。bùguò xiànzài yuèláiyuèduō de rén zhīdao le jiǎozhèng yáchǐ de hǎochu le 。wǒ péngyou dōu sānshí suì le ，yě kāishǐ zuò le 。
I remember that when we were little, nobody straightened their teeth. However, nowadays more and more people know that having straight teeth is a good thing. My friend is already 30 years old and she started doing it.
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矫正牙齿
jiǎozhèng yáchǐ
To straighten teeth.
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为了矫正视力
wèile jiǎozhèng shìlì
In order to correct one's vision.
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不是，我带她来矫正牙齿的。你看她的牙，横七竖八的，难看死了。
bùshì ，wǒ dài tā lái jiǎozhèng yáchǐ de 。nǐ kàn tā de yá ，héngqīshùbā de ，nánkàn sǐ le 。
No, I brought her here to have her teeth straightened. Look at her teeth, they're going in all directions. They look terrible.
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医生，我想帮孩子矫正牙齿。
yīshēng ，wǒ xiǎng bāng háizi jiǎozhèng yáchǐ 。
Doctor, I want to have my kid's teeth adjusted.
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矫正以后，会不会变整齐？
jiǎozhèng yǐhòu ，huì bu huì biàn zhěngqí ？
After having her teeth adjusted, will they straighten up?
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矫正牙齿一般需要两到三年的时间。头两年要戴矫正器，刚开始每周都要来医院调节一下，以后是每个月检查一次。
jiǎozhèng yáchǐ yībān xūyào liǎng dào sān nián de shíjiān 。tóu liǎng nián yào dài jiǎozhèngqì ，gāng kāishǐ měi zhōu dōu yào lái yīyuàn tiáojié yīxià ，yǐhòu shì měi ge yuè jiǎnchá yīcì 。
Teeth adjustment usually needs about 2 to 3 years. For the first two years, she'll have to wear a straightening device. At first, she'll have to come to the hospital every week to have it adjusted, and in the future she'll have to come once a month to be examined.
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