The end justifies the means.
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正当
Traditional: 正當
zhèng dāng
HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6
Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
zhèng dāng · zing3 dong3 (Jyutping)
- timely
- just (when needed)
zhèng dàng · zing3 dong3 (Jyutping)
- honest
- reasonable
- fair
- sensible
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
The end does not always justify the means.
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