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正当
zhèng dàng
正当 (zhèng dāng) means "timely; just (when needed); honest". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.
What 正当 means
- honest
- reasonable
- fair
- sensible
Other readings
The characters in 正当
Words starting with 正当
- 正当中zhèng dāng zhōngdead center; the very middle
- 正当年zhèng dāng niánto be in the prime of life
- 正当性zhèng dàng xìng(political) legitimacy
- 正当时zhèng dāng shíthe right time for sth; the right season (for planting cabbage)
- 正当理由zhèng dàng lǐ yóuproper reason; reasonable grounds
- 正当防卫zhèng dàng fáng wèireasonable self-defense; legitimate defense
Words containing 正当
- 不正当bù zhèng dàngdishonest; unfair; improper
- 不正当关系bù zhèng dàng guān xìimproper relationship; illicit relationship
- 不正当竞争bù zhèng dàng jìng zhēngunfair competition; illicit competition
Where 正当 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · zhèng–zhēng (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
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- Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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