# 正当 (zhèngdàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 正当 (zhèngdàng) means “proper; legitimate; honest”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: proper; legitimate; honest
- Pinyin: zhèngdàng (zheng4 dang4)
- Traditional: 正當
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: zhèngdāng — timely; just (when needed)

## Examples

- 这是他的正当权利。
  Zhè shì tā de zhèngdàng quánlì.
  This is his legitimate right.

## Characters

- [正](https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-straight/) (zhèng): straight; upright
- [当](https://hanziro.com/word/dang-when-during/) (dāng): when, during; to act as

https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-dang-proper/

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