# 正视 (zhèngshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 正视 (zhèngshì) means “to face squarely; to confront”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to face squarely; to confront
- Pinyin: zhèngshì (zheng4 shi4)
- Traditional: 正視
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们必须正视目前的困难。
  Wǒmen bìxū zhèngshì mùqián de kùnnan.
  We must squarely face the current difficulties.

## Characters

- [正](https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-straight/) (zhèng): straight; upright
- 视 (shì): (literary, or bound form) to look at

https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-shi-face-squarely/

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