---
title: "Zhengban Meaning: 正版 (zhèngbǎn) Means “genuine”"
description: "正版 (zhèngbǎn) means “genuine; licensed (of software, publications)”. Hear its tones, see what 正 and 版 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengban"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 正版 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

正版 zhèngbǎn

## genuine; licensed (of software, publications)

## Its characters

1. 正 zhèng straight
2. 版 bǎn edition

## In a sentence

我们应该购买正版软件。 We should buy licensed software.

[More about 正版](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AD%A3%E7%89%88)

## More words with 正 or 版

- [版本 bǎnběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banben)
- [版权 bǎnquán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banquan)
- [出版 chūbǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuban)
- [盗版 dàobǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoban)
- [反正 fǎnzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanzheng)
- [改正 gǎizhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaizheng)
- [公正 gōngzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongzheng)
- [纠正 jiūzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuzheng)
- [修正 xiūzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiuzheng)
- [正常 zhèngcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengchang)

## Keep 正版 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

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