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矫正
jiǎo zhèng
Meaning
- to correct
- to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
Definition
改正、纠正，使事物恢复正常或正确状态。
to correct, to rectify, to set right.
Usage
常用于医疗（如矫正视力）、行为（矫正错误）、法律（矫正罪犯）等场景。
Commonly used in medical (e.g., correcting vision), behavioral (correcting mistakes), legal (reforming criminals) contexts.
Examples
- 1 他戴眼镜矫正视力。 (He wears glasses to correct his vision.)
- 2 老师帮助学生矫正发音错误。 (The teacher helps students correct their pronunciation errors.)
- 3 通过手术可以矫正脊柱侧弯。 (Surgery can correct scoliosis.)
- 4 社会矫正机构帮助罪犯重新融入社会。 (Social correctional institutions help criminals reintegrate into society.)
- 5 我们需要矫正不良的饮食习惯。 (We need to correct bad eating habits.)
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