正气
Old HSK 6
正气 (zhèngqì) · integrity
正气 (zhèngqì) means “integrity; healthy atmosphere”. It is written with 2 characters: 正 (straight) + 气 (air). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 正气 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)
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他一身正气，大家都很尊敬他。Tā yīshēn zhèngqì, dàjiā dōu hěn zūnjìng tā.He is full of integrity and everyone respects him.
我们要在学校里树立正气。Wǒmen yào zài xuéxiào lǐ shùlì zhèngqì.We should foster a healthy atmosphere in the school.
Questions about 正气
What does 正气 mean?
正气 (zhèngqì) means “integrity; healthy atmosphere”.
How do you pronounce 正气?
正气 is pronounced zhèngqì.
Which HSK level is 正气?
正气 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 正气 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 233: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.