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No. 4,571 in Chinese

正当

"Justifiable" or "proper."

In a sentence

  • 正当我们准备出发,突然下起了大雨。

    Just as we were about to set off, it started raining heavily.

    Here, '正当' is used to indicate a certain time coinciding with an action, emphasizing simultaneity.

  • 他现在的行为是完全正当的,没有违反规定。

    His current action is entirely legitimate and does not violate the rules.

    In this example, '正当' is used as an adjective that means 'proper' or 'justifiable'.

  • 经过一番争论,我们终于达成了一个正当的协议。

    After some debate, we finally reached a reasonable agreement.

    Here, '正当' is employed to describe something as fair, reasonable, or equitable.

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