正当
Old HSK 6
正当 (zhèngdàng) · legitimate
正当 (zhèngdàng) means “legitimate; proper; reasonable”. It is written with 2 characters: 正 (straight) + 当 (to be). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 正当 is built
The characters
正 zhèng · straight
What 正 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — up
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — up
Origin hint: A foot 止 stopping in the right place 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
当 dāng · to be
What 当 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Example sentences
这是我们的正当权利。Zhè shì wǒmen de zhèngdàng quánlì.This is our legitimate right.
他的要求很正当。Tā de yāoqiú hěn zhèngdàng.His request is quite reasonable.
Questions about 正当
What does 正当 mean?
正当 (zhèngdàng) means “legitimate; proper; reasonable”.
How do you pronounce 正当?
正当 is pronounced zhèngdàng.
Which HSK level is 正当?
正当 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of
- 真正zhēnzhèngreal
- 正常zhèngchángnormal
- 正好zhènghǎojust right
- 正确zhèngquècorrect
- 正是zhèngshìto be exactly
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 正式zhèngshìformal
- 改正gǎizhèngto correct
- 端正duānzhèngupright
Learn 正当 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 233: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.