正经 zhèngjing decent
decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards
How to remember 正经: 正 upright + 经 go through = decent.
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How it is used
- 'Proper, decent, serious' - 正经工作 (zhèngjing gōngzuò) a proper/respectable job; 说正经的 let's be serious.
- Note 经 toneless (zhèngjing). Also 'genuine, standard': 正经货 the real thing.
- Colloquial; 不正经 (bú zhèngjing) means frivolous or improper.