正宗
zhèng zōng
Pinyin

Definition

正宗
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zhèng zōng
  1. orthodox school
  2. fig. traditional
  3. old school
  4. authentic
  5. genuine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

反正
fǎn zhèng
  1. 1 anyway
  2. 2 in any case
  3. 3 to come over from the enemy's side
正
zhēng
  1. 1 first month of the lunar year
正品
zhèng pǐn
  1. 1 certified goods
  2. 2 quality product
  3. 3 normal product
  4. 4 A-class goods
正在
zhèng zài
  1. 1 just at (that time)
  2. 2 right in (that place)
  3. 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
正常
zhèng cháng
  1. 1 regular
  2. 2 normal
  3. 3 ordinary
正式
zhèng shì
  1. 1 formal
  2. 2 official
真正
zhēn zhèng
  1. 1 genuine
  2. 2 real
  3. 3 true
  4. 4 genuinely
修正
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
公正
gōng zhèng
  1. 1 just
  2. 2 fair
  3. 3 equitable
宗
Zōng
  1. 1 surname Zong
宗师
zōng shī
  1. 1 great scholar respected for learning and integrity
宗教
zōng jiào
  1. 1 religion
张居正
Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. 1 Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
改正
gǎi zhèng
  1. 1 to correct
  2. 2 to amend
  3. 3 to put right
  4. 4 correction
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
正午
zhèng wǔ
  1. 1 midday
  2. 2 noon
  3. 3 noonday
正太
zhèng tài
  1. 1 young, cute boy
  2. 2 derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控[zhèng tài kòng]
正好
zhèng hǎo
  1. 1 just (in time)
  2. 2 just right
  3. 3 just enough
  4. 4 to happen to
  5. 5 to chance to
  6. 6 by chance
  7. 7 it just so happens that
正宗
zhèng zōng
  1. 1 orthodox school
  2. 2 fig. traditional
  3. 3 old school
  4. 4 authentic
  5. 5 genuine
正月
Zhēng yuè
  1. 1 first month of the lunar year

Idioms (20)

上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng
  1. 1 biased
  2. 2 prejudiced (idiom)
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
舍正从邪
shě zhèng cóng xié
  1. 1 to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom)
改邪归正
gǎi xié guī zhèng
  1. 1 to mend one's ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)
正言厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
  1. 1 solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
  2. 2 also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
正颜厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
  1. 1 solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
矫枉过正
jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng
  1. 1 to overcorrect (idiom)
  2. 2 to overcompensate
禅门五宗
chán mén wǔ zōng
  1. 1 the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
义正辞严
yì zhèng cí yán
  1. 1 to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
脚正不怕鞋歪
jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi
  1. 1 lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
  2. 2 an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 1 many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
言归正传
yán guī zhèng zhuàn
  1. 1 to return to the topic (idiom)
  2. 2 to get back to the main point
邪不敌正
xié bù dí zhèng
  1. 1 good will always triumph over evil (idiom)
开宗明义
kāi zōng míng yì
  1. 1 to declare at the outset (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我们为你提供拉萨深度游的信息，让你领略最正宗的甜茶馆，和藏民一起吃最地道的食物。
wǒmen wèi nǐ tígōng Lāsà shēndù yóu de xìnxī ，ràng nǐ lǐnglu:è zuì zhèngzōng de tián chá guǎn ，hé zàngmín yīqǐ chī zuì dìdao de shíwù 。
We provide you with in-depth information of Lhasa tours, allowing you to experience the most authentic sweet tea from tea houses and eat the most authentic Tibetan food.
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没错，网购就更稀松平常了，有好多专业平台。大到有可以购买任何种类商品的网络平台比如淘宝，天猫；小到有销售专门种类商品的网络大平台像517黄酒网，我送朋友正宗陈年绍兴、女儿红、花雕都是在那儿买的。
méicuò ，wǎnggòu jiù gèng xīsōngpíngcháng le ，yǒu hǎo duō zhuānyè píngtái 。dà dào yǒu kěyǐ gòumǎi rènhé zhǒnglèi shāngpǐn de wǎngluò píngtái bǐrú Táobǎo ，tiānmāo ；xiǎo dào yǒu xiāoshòu zhuānmén zhǒnglèi shāngpǐn de wǎngluò dà píngtái xiàng 517 huángjiǔ wǎng ，wǒ sòng péngyou zhèngzōng Chénnián shàoxīng 、nǚérhóng 、huādiāo dōu shì zài nàr mǎi de 。
That's right. Online shopping has become a norm. There are so many professional platforms. For more general things, you can buy all kinds of goods on internet platforms, like Taobao and Tmall; For more niche things, there are web platforms selling specialized goods, such as the 517 huangjiu website. When I give my friends authentic vintage Shaoxing huangjiu, nuerhong and huadiao, they're all bought there.
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哇，这么大一盆，这条鱼起码得有三斤重吧。我听说正宗的酸菜鱼就是用这样的黑鱼做的。
wā ，zhème dà yī pén ，zhè tiáo yú qǐmǎ děi yǒu sān jīn zhòng ba 。wǒ tīngshuō zhèngzōng de suāncài yú jiùshì yòng zhèyàng de hēiyú zuò de 。
Wow, what a big dish. That fish must weigh at least 1.5 kg. I heard that the most faithful fried fish with pickled cabbage uses this Northern Snakehead for the fish.
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他是魏晋时的名人，成天喝得醉醺醺的，是正宗的酒鬼。
tā shì Wèijìn shí de míngrén ，chéngtiān hē de zuìxūnxūn de ，shì zhèngzōng de jiǔguǐ 。
He's a famous person from the Wei-Jin Period who was drunk all day long. He's a traditional alcoholic.
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但是一般中式自助餐的味道都很不正宗，菜的卖相也很不好。
dànshì yībān zhōngshì zìzhùcān de wèidao dōu hěn bù zhèngzōng ，cài de màixiàng yě hěn bù hǎo 。
However, the taste of most Chinese buffets isn't authentic. The presentation of the food isn't great either.
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烤牛排，海鲜，都很好吃，很正宗。
kǎo niúpái ，hǎixiān ，dōu hěn hǎochī ，hěn zhèngzōng 。
The grilled beef and seafood were both really tasty and very authentic.
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可能是在中国买到的维他命都不太正宗，很多是假的。
kěnéng shì zài Zhōngguó mǎidào de wéitāmìng dōu bùtài zhèngzōng ，hěn duō shì jiǎ de 。
Perhaps it's that the vitamins you buy in China aren't genuine. There are a lot of fakes.
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要正宗的阳澄湖大闸蟹。
yào zhèngzōng de Yángchénghú dàzháxiè 。
We want authentic ones from Yangcheng Lake.
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都是正宗的。
dōu shì zhèngzōng de ���
They're all authentic.
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正宗的
zhèngzōng de
Authentic.
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