整 zhěng — exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order
请把房间整理干净。Qǐng bǎ fáng jiān zhěng lǐ gān jìng.Please tidy up the room.
Common words: 整个 (zhěng gè)、调整 (tiáo zhěng)、整理 (zhěng lǐ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "exactly"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "exactly", including 整 (zhěng), 刚 (gāng), 恰 (qià). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "exactly" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 整 (zhěng), 刚 (gāng), 恰 (qià) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span zhěng, gāng, qià — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 整 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 整 zhěngexactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in orderUseful words: 整个, 调整
- 刚 gānghard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactlyUseful words: 刚刚, 刚才
- 恰 qiàexactly; justUseful words: 恰恰, 恰当
Common words for these 3 "exactly" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 整 (zhěng) — so "exactly" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
整个zhěng gèwhole; entire; total调整tiáo zhěngto adjust; adjustment; revision整理zhěng lǐto arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out刚刚gāng gangjust recently; just a moment ago刚才gāng cáijust now; a moment ago刚好gāng hǎojust; exactly; to happen to be恰恰qià qiàexactly; just; precisely; (loanword) cha-cha恰当qià dàngappropriate; suitable恰好qià hǎoas it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "exactly".
刚 gāng — hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
我刚到家就下雨了。Wǒ gāng dào jiā jiù xià yǔ le.It started raining as soon as I got home.
Common words: 刚刚 (gāng gang)、刚才 (gāng cái)、刚好 (gāng hǎo)
恰 qià — exactly; just
我到车站的时候，恰好赶上了公交车。Wǒ dào chē zhàn de shí hou, qià hǎo gǎn shàng le gōng jiāo chē.When I got to the bus stop, I caught the bus just in time.
Common words: 恰恰 (qià qià)、恰当 (qià dàng)、恰好 (qià hǎo)
All 3 characters
Open 整、刚、恰 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.