HSK 6 vocabulary › 正当
正当
正当 in English: timely; just (when needed)
zhèng dāng
timely; just (when needed)
How to pronounce 正当
zhèng dāng (without tone marks: zheng dang). zhèng is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; dāng is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 正当
正 zhèng
first month of the lunar year
first month of the lunar year
当 dāng
(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be
(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be
Related words
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time); right in (that place) | HSK 2 |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be | HSK 3 |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real | HSK 4 |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular; normal | HSK 4 |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time); just right | HSK 4 |
| 正确 | zhèng què | correct; sound | HSK 4 |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official | HSK 4 |
| 当 | dāng | to be; to act as | HSK 4 |
| 当时 | dāng shí | then; at that time | HSK 4 |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | anyway; in any case | HSK 5 |