纠正
Old HSK 6
纠正 (jiūzhèng) · to correct
纠正 (jiūzhèng) means “to correct; to put right”. It is written with 2 characters: 纠 (tangled) + 正 (straight). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 纠正 is built
The characters
纠 jiū · tangled
What 纠 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丩jiū — twisted shape
- 丨 — vertical stroke
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)
Example sentences
老师纠正了我的发音。Lǎoshī jiūzhèng le wǒ de fāyīn.The teacher corrected my pronunciation.
错误要及时纠正。Cuòwù yào jíshí jiūzhèng.Mistakes should be corrected promptly.
Questions about 纠正
What does 纠正 mean?
纠正 (jiūzhèng) means “to correct; to put right”.
How do you pronounce 纠正?
纠正 is pronounced jiūzhèng.
Which HSK level is 纠正?
纠正 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 纠纷jiūfēndispute
- 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
Learn 纠正 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 101: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.