矫正 meaning in English

jiǎozhèng

to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 矯正16 strokes

Meaning of 矫正

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎozhèng
  1. to correct
  2. to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
  3. to cure
  4. rectification
  5. correction
  6. to straighten

矫正 in example sentences

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

我wǒ是shì一yī名míng牙yá齿chǐ矫jiǎo正zhèng医yī师shī。
I'm an orthodontist.

Stroke order for each character

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

矫 jiǎo · to correct · 11 strokes

  1. 1
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  3. 3
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  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
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  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

正 zhèng · straight · 5 strokes

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  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 矫正.

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 矫正

What does 矫正 mean?

矫正 (jiǎozhèng) means "to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 矫正?

矫正 is made of 2 characters: 矫 (11 strokes), 正 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 矫正 an HSK word?

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

How is 矫正 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 矫正 is written 矯正.