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HSK
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to correct

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jiu1zheng4 jiūzhèng

Meaning


Primary

to correct

Alternatives

correct, corrects, correcting, corrected, to redress, redress

Mnemonic


糾正 To correct is to take something that has been 糾 entangled into a state of being incorrect and 糾 entangling yourself temporarily in the matter in order 正 to correct it and set things straight.

Usage


我們 需要 糾正 這 個 錯誤。

We need to correct this mistake.

老師 糾正 了 我 的 發音。

The teacher corrected my pronunciation.

他 試圖 糾正 自己 的 錯誤。

He tried to correct his mistake.

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