---
title: "Zhengqi Meaning: 整齐 (neat) or 正气 (righteousness)?"
description: "整齐 (traditional 整齊, zhěngqí) means “neat; tidy; orderly”. Not the zhengqi you heard? See 正气, 争气. Hear its tones, see what 整 and 齐 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 整齐 mean?

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整齐 zhěngqí

## neat; tidy; orderly

## It can also mean

- even; uniform

## Its characters

1. 整 zhěng to tidy
2. 齐 qí neat

## In a sentence

他的房间很整齐。 His room is very tidy.

悟空穿戴**整齐**，拿着金箍棒，大摇大摆地回了花果山，还把金箍棒变成一根针，放进了耳朵里。

From [龙宫借宝 · The Dragon King’s Treasure](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-dragon-kings-treasure-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-4#library-word-1132-1134)

[More about 整齐](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%95%B4%E9%BD%90)

## Other words said zhengqi

- [正气zhèngqìrighteousness](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AD%A3%E6%B0%94)
- [争气zhēngqìto live up to expectations](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%89%E6%B0%94)

## More words with 整 or 齐

- [齐全 qíquán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiquan)
- [调整 tiáozhěng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaozheng)
- [完整 wánzhěng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanzheng)
- [整顿 zhěngdùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengdun)
- [整个 zhěnggè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengge)
- [整合 zhěnghé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhenghe)
- [整洁 zhěngjié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengjie)
- [整理 zhěnglǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengli)
- [整体 zhěngtǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengti)
- [整整 zhěngzhěng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhengzheng)

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