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Chinese words starting with “zheng”

54 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zheng. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 18 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.

Initial zh · final eng · hear the four tones and see example characters →

  • 1st tone 23
  • 3rd tone 7
  • 4th tone 24

Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.

Common words with this syllable

All 54 words

#WordPinyinPOSMeaningStudy list
1正zhèngd,b,a,vstraight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive
2整zhěngm,v,aexactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb
3证zhèngn,gcertificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm; variant of 症
4政策zhèng cènpolicy
5证实zhèng shív,vnto confirm (sth to be true); to verify
6症状zhèng zhuàngnsymptom (of an illness)
7争zhēngv,g,vnto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
8拯救zhěng jiùv,vnto save; to rescue
9正义zhèng yìnjustice; righteousness; just; righteous
10挣zhēngvused in 挣扎
11正当zhèng dànga,p,v,adhonest; reasonable; fair; sensible
12挣扎zhēng zháv,vnto struggle
13争夺zhēng duóv,vnto fight over; to contest; to vie over
14争论zhēng lùnv,vnto argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate
15正面zhèng miànd,n,b,ffront; obverse side; right side; positive; direct; open
16睁zhēngvto open (one's eyes)
17征服zhēng fúvto conquer; to subdue; to vanquish
18争议zhēng yìvn,vcontroversy; dispute; to dispute
19证人zhèng rénnwitness
20征zhēngv,nrjourney; trip; expedition; to go on long campaign; to attack
21证书zhèng shūncredentials; certificate
22争吵zhēng chǎov,vnto quarrel; dispute
23政权zhèng quánnregime; political power
24挣钱zhèng qiánv,vnto make money
25争执zhēng zhívn,vto dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle
26征求zhēng qiúvto solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition
27正规zhèng guīaregular; according to standards
28正经zhèng jīnga,addecent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards
29蒸zhēngvto evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)
30整合zhěng hév,vnto conform; to integrate
31蒸发zhēng fāv,vnto evaporate; evaporation
32正直zhèng zhíaupright; upstanding; honest
33整洁zhěng jiéa,anneatly; tidy
34整顿zhěng dùnv,vnto tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify
35郑重zhèng zhòngad,aserious; solemn; earnest; conscientious
36正如zhèng rúv,nrjust as; precisely as
37正宗zhèng zōngborthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine
38政党zhèng dǎngnpolitical party
39争端zhēng duānndispute; controversy; conflict
40正视zhèng shìvto face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to
41征集zhēng jív,vnto collect; to recruit
42征收zhēng shōuv,vnto levy (a tax); to expropriate
43争气zhēng qìato work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
44整治zhěng zhìv,vnto bring under control; to regulate; to restore to good condition; (coll.) to fix (a person); to prepare (a meal etc)
45症结zhēng jiénhard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue; main point in an argument; sticking point; deadlock in negotiations
46整数zhěng shùnwhole number; integer (math.); round figure
47正月zhēng yuètfirst month of the lunar year
48争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòulstriving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
49正气zhèng qìnhealthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity; (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)
50争光zhēng guāngvto win an honor; to strive to win a prize

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