correct; rectify; straighten
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to correct; to rectify; to set right
neutralUsed for correcting mistakes, faults, deviations, or physical misalignments. More formal than '改正' in some contexts.
Yī医
shēng生
bāng帮
zhù助
tā他
jiǎo矫
zhèng正
yá牙
chǐ齿
。
The doctor helped him straighten his teeth.
Lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
jiǎo矫
zhèng正
xué学
sheng生
de的
fā发
yīn音
cuò错
wù误
。
The teacher is correcting the students' pronunciation mistakes.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
jiǎo矫
zhèng正
gōng工
zuò作
zhōng中
de的
piān偏
chā差
。
We need to rectify the deviations in our work.
Zhè这
tào套
xùn训
liàn练
fāng方
fǎ法
shì是
wèi为
le了
jiǎo矫
zhèng正
bù不
liáng良
zī姿
shì势
。
This training method is designed to correct poor posture.
Sī司
fǎ法
xì系
tǒng统
zhǐ旨
zài在
jiǎo矫
zhèng正
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
。
The judicial system aims to correct criminal behavior.