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What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 正经 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

正经 zhèngjing

serious; proper; decent

It can also mean

  • really; truly
  • standard; regular

Its characters

  1. 正 zhèng straight
  2. 经 jīng to pass through

In a sentence

对事情比较正经严肃。 Take things a little more seriously.

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