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中正

zhōngzhèng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 impartial and upright; fair and balanced
  2. 2 Impartial and Just, the official who graded candidates for office under the Nine-Rank system
  3. 3 Zhongzheng, the formal name of Chiang Kai-shek

Examples

HSK 2
蒋介石名中正，介石是他的字。
Jiǎng Jièshí míng Zhōngzhèng, Jièshí shì tā de zì.
Chiang Kai-shek's formal name was Zhongzheng; Jieshi was his courtesy name.
HSK 7-9
他为人中正，处理事情从来不偏袒任何一方。
Tā wéirén zhōngzhèng, chǔlǐ shìqing cónglái bù piāntǎn rènhé yì fāng.
He is fair and upright and never takes sides when settling matters.
HSK 7-9
魏晋时期，各州郡设中正，负责给当地人才评定等级。
Wèi Jìn shíqī, gè zhōujùn shè zhōngzhèng, fùzé gěi dāngdì réncái píngdìng děngjí.
Under the Wei and Jin, every province and commandery had an Impartial and Just official who graded the local men of talent.

Tips

history
Under the Nine-Rank system, 九品中正制, proposed by 陈群 in 220 for 曹丕, an official called the 中正 ranked the men of his region in nine grades for office. It came to favour great clans, summed up as 上品无寒门，下品无势族 'no poor families in the top grades, no great clans in the bottom', and gave way to the imperial examinations under the Sui.
culture
蒋介石 took 中正 'central and upright', a phrase from the 易经, as his formal name. Taiwan still uses it in many place names, such as the 中正纪念堂 (Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) in 台北 and the 中正路 found in most towns.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng
正 zhèng