正负
Old HSK 6
正负 (zhèngfù) · positive and negative
正负 (zhèngfù) means “positive and negative; plus or minus”. It is written with 2 characters: 正 (straight) + 负 (load). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 正负 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)
负 fù · load
What 负 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A person 人 carrying a lot of money 贝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
误差在正负一度之间。Wùchā zài zhèngfù yī dù zhījiān.The error is within plus or minus one degree.
我们要看到事情的正负两面。Wǒmen yào kàndào shìqing de zhèngfù liǎng miàn.We should see both the positive and negative sides of things.
Questions about 正负
What does 正负 mean?
正负 (zhèngfù) means “positive and negative; plus or minus”.
How do you pronounce 正负?
正负 is pronounced zhèngfù.
Which HSK level is 正负?
正负 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 正负 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 233: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.