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校正 (jiào zhèng) — to proofread and correct (texts, manuscripts, etc.); to rectify (errors, deviations, etc.)

Definition

A formal verb meaning to proofread/correct texts or rectify errors and deviations. Stronger and more written than 修改, with 校 emphasizing checking against a standard.

verb
to proofread and correct (texts, manuscripts, etc.)to rectify (errors, deviations, etc.)

Examples

  • 校正。
    Chū bǎn qián bì xū zǐ xì jiào zhèng shū gǎo.
    The manuscript must be carefully proofread before publication.
  • 校正。
    Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài jiào zhèng yí qì de piān chā.
    The engineer is rectifying the deviation of the instrument.
  • 校正，。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng jīng tā jiào zhèng hòu, cuò wù shǎo le hěn duō.
    After he proofread and corrected this article, there were far fewer errors.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

校xiàocheck
正zhèngcorrect

'校' is to check and '正' is to make correct, together meaning to check and correct.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
交
交jiāo校jiào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

校 is built from 木 (tree) on the left and 交 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng正zhèng
Same sound today

正 pairs 止 with 丁; 止 marks the sense and 丁 gives the sound.

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