# 正宗 (zhèngzōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 正宗 (zhèngzōng) means “authentic; orthodox”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: authentic; orthodox
- Pinyin: zhèngzōng (zheng4 zong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这家餐厅的川菜非常正宗。
  Zhè jiā cāntīng de Chuāncài fēicháng zhèngzōng.
  The Sichuan cuisine at this restaurant is very authentic.

## Characters

- [正](https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-straight/) (zhèng): straight; upright
- [宗](https://hanziro.com/word/zong-cases-deals/) (zōng): (measure word) for cases, deals; sect

https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-zong-authentic/

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