端正

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Chinese

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end; extremity; item
end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth. level with both hands; to carry; regular
 
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
simp. and trad.
(端正)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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端正

  1. (literally, of writing, sitting, etc.) upright; regular; straight
  2. (figuratively) proper; decent; correct; upright; regular; straight; healthy
    五官端正  ―  wǔguān duānzhèng  ―  to have regular facial features
    學習態度端正学习态度端正  ―  xuéxí tàidù duānzhèng  ―  to have a healthy attitude towards learning

Synonyms

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  • (upright): (Cantonese, Min Nan) 四正
  • (proper):
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Verb

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端正

  1. to rectify; to correct; to set straight
    端正思想  ―  duānzhèng sīxiǎng  ―  to correct one's thinking

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (端正):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Adjective

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(たん)(せい) (tansei-na (adnominal (たん)(せい) (tansei na), adverbial (たん)(せい) (tansei ni))

  1. handsome, chiseled (face)

Inflection

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Noun

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(たん)(せい) (tansei

  1. dignity, handsomeness