正视

• Pinyin: zhèng shì
• Desglose de hanzi: 正 = 一 + 止 (straight/upright); 视 = 礻+ 见 (look/regard)

Significado

Afrontar de frente; encarar sin evasivas.

Used for acknowledging problems, challenges, truths, or realities that one might prefer to ignore. Common in discussions of personal growth, social issues, and historical reckoning.

Ejemplos

1. 我们必须正视气候变化带来的严峻挑战。
2. 他终于正视了自己的缺点，开始努力改正。
3. 只有正视历史，才能更好地走向未来。

Guía de uso

Contexto: personal development, social issues, academic

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 企业应当正视市场竞争的压力，积极寻求突破。(Enterprises should squarely face the pressure of market competition and actively seek breakthroughs.)
• 正视自己的不足是进步的第一步。(Facing one's shortcomings squarely is the first step toward progress.)

Incorrecto

• 请正视我说话 — for making eye contact, use 看着我; 正视 implies confronting abstract issues or truths, not physical looking

Origen e historia

正 (straight/directly) + 视 (look at) — looking straight at something

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal