端正

Chinese

 
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)
端 正

Pronunciation


Adjective

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

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

Verb

端正

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

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (端正):
  • → Japanese: 端正(たんせい) (tansei)
  • → Korean: 단정(端正) (danjeong)
  • → Vietnamese: đoan chính (端正)

Japanese

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

Adjective

端(たん)正(せい) • (tansei) -na (adnominal 端(たん)正(せい)な (tansei na), adverbial 端(たん)正(せい)に (tansei ni))

  1. handsome, chiseled (face)

Inflection

Noun

端(たん)正(せい) • (tansei) 

  1. dignity, handsomeness
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