正确
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
正确 (zhèngquè) · correct
正确 (zhèngquè) means “correct; right”. It is written with 2 characters: 正 (straight) + 确 (certain). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 正确 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)
确 què · certain
What 确 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 角jiǎo — angle
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 角 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你的回答很正确。Nǐ de huídá hěn zhèngquè.Your answer is correct.
这个做法正确吗？Zhège zuòfǎ zhèngquè ma?Is this way of doing it right?
Questions about 正确
What does 正确 mean?
正确 (zhèngquè) means “correct; right”.
How do you pronounce 正确?
正确 is pronounced zhèngquè.
Which HSK level is 正确?
正确 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of
- 真正zhēnzhèngreal
- 正常zhèngchángnormal
- 正好zhènghǎojust right
- 正是zhèngshìto be exactly
- 反正fǎnzhènganyway
- 正式zhèngshìformal
- 改正gǎizhèngto correct
- 端正duānzhèngupright
- 更正gēngzhèngto correct
Learn 正确 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.