Meaning of 纠正
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to correct
- to make right
How to use 纠正
纠正 is used for fixing errors, bad habits, posture, or pronunciation, often when someone points out a mistake to another person. It usually takes an object like 错误 (cuòwù), 发音 (fāyīn), or 姿势 (zīshì). Example: 老师纠正了我的发音。 (Lǎoshī jiūzhèng le wǒ de fāyīn.) The teacher corrected my pronunciation.
纠 (jiū) has the silk radical 纟, like tangled threads, and 正 (zhèng) means straight or upright. To 纠正 is to take something tangled and pull it back to straight.
Common mistake: Learners often write 纠 with 斗 or confuse it with 叫 (jiào), but its right side is 丩. Also, do not use 纠正 for marking homework or checking answers. That is 改 (gǎi) or 批改 (pīgǎi).
纠正 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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纠 jiū · tangled · 5 strokes
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正 zhèng · straight · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 纠正.
| 正在 | zhèngzài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 真正 | zhēnzhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 正常 | zhèngcháng | normal; regular |
| 正确 | zhèngquè | correct; sound; right; proper |
| 正是 | zhèngshì | is precisely |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
| 反正 | fǎnzhèng | anyway; in any case |
| 正式 | zhèngshì | formal; official |
| 改正 | gǎizhèng | to correct; to amend |
| 正如 | zhèngrú | just as; precisely as |
| 正义 | zhèngyì | justice; righteousness; just; righteous |
| 公正 | gōngzhèng | just; fair; equitable |
Questions about 纠正
What does 纠正 mean?
纠正 (jiūzhèng) means "to correct; to make right" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 纠正?
纠正 is made of 2 characters: 纠 (5 strokes), 正 (5 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 纠正 an HSK word?
Yes. 纠正 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 纠正 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 纠正 is written 糾正.
What is the difference between 纠正 and 改正?
改正 (gǎizhèng) usually means correcting your own mistake. 纠正 often means someone else corrects you, or you correct a deviation such as a habit or posture. Both can take 错误 as an object.
Can 纠正 be used as a noun?
It is mainly a verb, but it can follow verbs like 进行 or 得到 in formal writing, as in 错误得到了纠正 (cuòwù dédào le jiūzhèng), the error was corrected.