正宗 meaning in English

zhèngzōng

orthodox school; fig. traditional

HSK 7-9nounadjective13 strokes

Meaning of 正宗

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhèngzōng
  1. orthodox school
  2. fig. traditional
  3. old school
  4. authentic
  5. genuine

正宗 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

法fǎ国guó有yǒu正zhèng宗zōng的de中zhōng餐cān吗ma?
Are there authentic Chinese restaurants in France?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

正 zhèng · straight · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

宗 zōng · school · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 正宗.

正在zhèngzàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēnzhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
正常zhèngchángnormal; regular
正确zhèngquècorrect; sound; right; proper
正是zhèngshìis precisely
正好zhènghǎojust (in time); just right
反正fǎnzhènganyway; in any case
正式zhèngshìformal; official
改正gǎizhèngto correct; to amend
正如zhèngrújust as; precisely as
正义zhèngyìjustice; righteousness; just; righteous
公正gōngzhèngjust; fair; equitable

Questions about 正宗

What does 正宗 mean?

正宗 (zhèngzōng) means "orthodox school; fig. traditional" and is used as a noun and adjective.

How do you write 正宗?

正宗 is made of 2 characters: 正 (5 strokes), 宗 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 正宗 an HSK word?

Yes. 正宗 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.