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校正
jiàozhèng
Description
“校正”的意思是检查文字或数据，把错误改正过来。
"校正" means to check text or data and correct errors.
出版社的人常常要校正稿子，也可以说校正机器的数据。
People at publishing houses often 校正 manuscripts, and it can also mean 校正 data from machines.
Meanings
校正jiàozhèng
to proofread and correct errors in text
请你帮我校正这篇文章。
Please help me proofread this article.
校正jiàozhèng
to calibrate or adjust an instrument
工人正在校正这台机器。
The worker is calibrating this machine.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
校 (check/collate) + 正 (correct/rectify), together meaning to check and correct.
- Nuance
校正 often stresses fixing found errors; 校对 stresses the comparing/checking process.
In videos
“快呀，伙伴们，我们来校正这些画。”
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