Definition
动真格的 is an informal colloquial phrase meaning 'to take real action' or 'to get serious about something'. It functions like a separable verb-object phrase: the object 真格的 can be modified or separated (e.g. 动起真格的来 'start to take real action'). You often hear it in contexts where someone stops joking or hedging and actually does something. It's common in spoken Chinese but rarely used in formal writing.
v.o.
(colloquial) to take real actionto get seriousto stop playing around
Examples
- ，动真格的。Nǐ bié guāng shuō bú zuò, děi dòng zhēn gē cái xíng.Don't just talk without doing — you have to take real action.
- 动真格的，。Zhè cì bǐsài dàjiā dōu dòng zhēn gē le, méi rén zài liú yì shǒu.Everyone got serious about this competition; no one held back.
- ，。Tā yì kāishǐ zhǐshì kāi wánxiào, hòulái jiù dòng qǐ zhēn gē de lái le.He was joking at first, but then he started taking real action.
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