Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
正经
zhèngjing
Description
这个词常用来形容人、事或态度认真、可靠，不开玩笑。有时也表示合适、正常或合理。
This word is often used to describe people, things, or attitudes as serious, reliable, and not joking. Sometimes it also means appropriate, normal, or reasonable.
Meanings
正经zhèngjing
Serious and not playful; showing a proper attitude.
他是个正经人。
He is a decent person.
正经zhèngjing
Respectable, proper, or legitimate.
你要找份正经工作。
You need to find a proper job.
Notes
- Grammar
Adjective; often comes before nouns in compounds such as 正经人 and 正经事.
- Nuance
It can contrast with joking, careless behavior, or something improper.
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