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title: "Jiuzheng Meaning: 纠正 (jiūzhèng) Means “to correct”"
description: "纠正 (traditional 糾正, jiūzhèng) means “to correct; to put right”. Hear its tones, see what 纠 and 正 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuzheng"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 纠正 mean?

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纠正 jiūzhèng

## to correct; to put right

## Its characters

1. 纠 jiū to correct (as in 纠正)
2. 正 zhèng right

## In a sentence

老师纠正了我的发音。 The teacher corrected my pronunciation.

中国朋友听了往往哭笑不得，然后不厌其烦地**纠正**你。

From [中文为什么要用量词？ · Why does Chinese have measure words?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-does-chinese-have-measure-words#library-word-63-65)

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## More words with 纠 or 正

- [反正 fǎnzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanzheng)
- [改正 gǎizhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaizheng)
- [公正 gōngzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongzheng)
- [纠缠 jiūchán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuchan)
- [纠纷 jiūfēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiufen)
- [修正 xiūzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiuzheng)
- [正版 zhèngbǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengban)
- [正常 zhèngcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengchang)
- [正当 zhèngdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengdang)
- [正规 zhèngguī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhenggui)

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