正经 (zhèng jing) — proper, decent, honorable (of a person's character or behavior); serious, earnest (of an attitude or manner)

Definición

正经 describes a person’s character or behavior as proper and decent (e.g. won't lie), or an attitude as serious and earnest — more about moral propriety than 认真 (conscientious in effort) or 正式 (formal in setting).

adjective
properdecenthonorable (of a person's character or behavior)seriousearnest (of an attitude or manner)

Ejemplos

  • 正经
    Zhè ge rén hěn zhèng jing, bú huì shuō huǎng.
    This person is very proper; they wouldn't lie.
  • 正经
    Tā kàn qǐ lái bú zhèng jing, dà jiā dōu bú xìn rèn tā.
    He looks shady, and no one trusts him.
  • Wǒ men xiān tán zhèng jing shì ba.
    Let's talk about serious matters first.

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