正視

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See also: 正视

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	to look at; to regard; to inspect
trad. (正視)		正	視
simp. (正视)		正	视

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngshì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ si⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chèng-sī

(Teochew, Peng'im): zian³ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: jèng-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqshyh
  - Palladius: чжэнши (čžɛnši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    政事
    正事
    正室
    正式
    正是
    正視／正视
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zing³ si⁶
  - Yale: jing sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing³ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    政事
    正事
    正是
    正視／正视
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-sī
  - Tâi-lô: tsìng-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeangsi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ si²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ si²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ si³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ si³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zian³ si⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsiàⁿ sĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si³⁵/

Verb

正視

to face squarely; to face head on
to treat seriously

Synonyms

(to face squarely):

朝向 (cháoxiàng)
瀕臨／濒临 (bīnlín)
直視／直视 (zhíshì)
直面 (zhímiàn)
迎
面向 (miànxiàng)
面對／面对 (miànduì)
面臨／面临 (miànlín)

(to treat seriously):

器 (qì) (literary, or in compounds)
器重 (qìzhòng) (a junior or subordinate)
契重 (qìzhòng) (literary)
寶貴／宝贵 (bǎoguì)
寶重／宝重 (bǎozhòng)
把焦點放在／把焦点放在 (bǎ jiāodiǎn fàng zài)
注重 (zhùzhòng)
看重 (kànzhòng)
重視／重视 (zhòngshì)
關切／关切 (guānqiè)
關心／关心 (guānxīn)
關懷／关怀 (guānhuái)
關注 (guānzhù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	視
せい Grade: 1	し Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
正視 (kyūjitai)

Noun

正(せい)視(し) • (seishi)

looking straight ahead
looking square at, looking someone or something straight in the face

Verb

正(せい)視(し)する • (seishi suru) suru (stem 正(せい)視(し)し (seishi shi), past 正(せい)視(し)した (seishi shita))

look straight ahead
look square at, look someone or something straight in the face

Conjugation

Conjugation of "正視する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	正視し	せいしし	seishi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	正視し	せいしし	seishi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	正視する	せいしする	seishi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	正視する	せいしする	seishi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	正視すれ	せいしすれ	seishi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	正視せよ¹ 正視しろ²	せいしせよ¹ せいししろ²	seishi seyo¹ seishi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	正視される	せいしされる	seishi sareru
Causative	正視させる正視さす	せいしさせるせいしさす	seishi saseru seishi sasu
Potential	正視できる	せいしできる	seishi dekiru
Volitional	正視しよう	せいししよう	seishi shiyō
Negative	正視しない	せいししない	seishi shinai
Negative continuative	正視せず	せいしせず	seishi sezu
Formal	正視します	せいしします	seishi shimasu
Perfective	正視した	せいしした	seishi shita
Conjunctive	正視して	せいしして	seishi shite
Hypothetical conditional	正視すれば	せいしすれば	seishi sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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