端正

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Chinese

end; extremity; item
end; extremity; item; port; to hold something 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 correct one's thinking

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (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

Inflection of 端正
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 端正だろ たんせいだろ tansei daro
Continuative (連用形) 端正で たんせいで tansei de
Terminal (終止形) 端正だ たんせいだ tansei da
Attributive (連体形) 端正な たんせいな tansei na
Hypothetical (仮定形) 端正なら たんせいなら tansei nara
Imperative (命令形) 端正であれ たんせいであれ tansei de are
Key constructions
Informal negative 端正ではない
端正じゃない 		たんせいではない
たんせいじゃない 		tansei de wa nai
tansei ja nai
Informal past 端正だった たんせいだった tansei datta
Informal negative past 端正ではなかった
端正じゃなかった 		たんせいではなかった
たんせいじゃなかった 		tansei de wa nakatta
tansei ja nakatta
Formal 端正です たんせいです tansei desu
Formal negative 端正ではありません
端正じゃありません 		たんせいではありません
たんせいじゃありません 		tansei de wa arimasen
tansei ja arimasen
Formal past 端正でした たんせいでした tansei deshita
Formal negative past 端正ではありませんでした
端正じゃありませんでした 		たんせいではありませんでした
たんせいじゃありませんでした 		tansei de wa arimasen deshita
tansei ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive 端正で たんせいで tansei de
Conditional 端正なら（ば） たんせいなら（ば） tansei nara (ba)
Provisional 端正だったら たんせいだったら tansei dattara
Volitional 端正だろう たんせいだろう tansei darō
Adverbial 端正に たんせいに tansei ni
Degree 端正さ たんせいさ tanseisa

Noun

端(たん)正(せい) • (tansei) 

  1. dignity, handsomeness

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
端正

Adjective

端正

  1. chữ Hán form of đoan chính (“honest; decent; having integrity”).
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