正确 zhèngquè correct
correct; proper
How to remember 正确: 正 upright + 确 certain = correct.
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How it is used
- 'Correct / proper' - 正确答案 (zhèngquè dá'àn) the correct answer; 正确的方法 (zhèngquè de fāngfǎ) the right method.
- Antonym 错误 (cuòwù, wrong/error). More formal than the everyday 对 (duì, right): you write 正确, you say 对 in casual reply - 错误的答案 (cuòwù de dá'àn) a wrong answer.
- Applies to answers, methods, attitudes, and directions - matching an objective standard.
Example sentences
- 这是正确答案。 Zhè shì zhèngquè dá'àn.This is the correct answer.
- 你知道我是正确的。 Nǐ zhīdào wǒ shì zhèngquè de.You know I'm right.
- 告诉我正确的答案。 Gàosù wǒ zhèngquè de dáàn.Tell me the correct answer.