正经
正經
zhèngjīng
- decent
- honorable
- proper
- serious
- according to standards
- (literary) Chinese literary classics (especially the Thirteen Classics)
- Chinese literary classics (especially the Thirteen Classics)
- earnest; serious
- proper; decent; upright; honourable
- solemn; stately; serious
- standard; adhering to regulations
Examples
对事情比较正经严肃。
Take things a little more seriously.
Source: Tatoeba
Entry Composition
| 1 | 正 | zhèng |
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| 2 | 经 | jīng |
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Containing this entry
| 一本正经 | yīběnzhèngjīng | (idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan |
| 假正经 | jiǎzhèngjīng |
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| 正经事 | zhèngjīngshì | an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc) |
| 正经八摆 | zhèngjīngbābǎi | variant of 正经八百 zhèngjīngbābǎi |
| 正经八板 | zhèngjīngbābǎn | see 正经八百 zhèngjīngbābǎi |
Related entries
| 像样 | xiàngyàng |
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| 像模像样 | xiàngmúxiàngyàng |
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| 尊贵 | zūnguì |
他尊貴如國王。
He commands the respect of a king. Source: Tatoeba |
| 公 | gōng |
魏公村地铁站有3个出口。
Weigongcun subway station has three exits. Source: Tatoeba |
| 允当 | yǔndàng |
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