Chinese word dictionary

正殿

zhèng diàn · main hall of a Buddhist temple

Practice word

Word information

Simplified正殿

Traditional正殿

Pinyinzhèng diàn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

正zhèng

straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

殿diàn

hall; palace; temple

How to learn 正殿

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

正在zhèngzài

to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing

正zhèng

straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive

真正zhēnzhèng

genuine; real; true; really; indeed

正常zhèngcháng

regular; normal; ordinary

正好zhènghǎo

just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that

正确zhèngquè

correct; sound; right; proper