正 – vocab dash

正zhèng

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Meanings

1. straight

2. upright

3. proper

4. main

5. principal

6. to correct

7. to rectify

8. exactly

9. just (at that time)

10. right (in that place)

11. (math.) positive

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我们wǒmen的de世界shìjiè正zhèng变得biànde越来越yuèláiyuè小xiǎo。

Our world is getting smaller and smaller.

我wǒ正zhèng跟gēn她tā一起yīqǐ走zǒu。

I'm walking with her.

他们tāmen正zhèng努力nǔlì降低jiàngdī成本chéngběn。

They are trying to keep costs down.

正zhèng有yǒu什么shénme奇怪qíguài的de事情shìqing发生fāshēng着zhe。

Something strange is happening.

医生yīshēng正zhèng寻找xúnzhǎo对duì这zhè疾病jíbìng有效yǒuxiào的de药yào。

The doctor is looking for medicine that is effective for this illness.

我wǒ给gěi他tā打电话dǎdiànhuà的de时候shíhou，他tā正zhèng忙máng。

He was busy when I called him up.