serious matters; proper business
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
serious matters; proper business
Commonly used in phrases like '谈正事' (to talk business) or '办正事' (to attend to serious matters), often contrasting with idle chat or frivolous activities.
Dà大
jiā家
bù不
yào要
xián闲
chě扯
le了
，
tán谈
zhèng正
shì事
ba吧
。
Everyone stop chatting idly, let's talk about proper business.
Wǒ我
men们
xiān先
tán谈
zhèng正
shì事
，
rán然
hòu后
zài再
chī吃
fàn饭
。
Let's discuss business first, then we'll eat.
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Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
jiù就
zhī知
dào道
wán玩
，
cóng从
lái来
bù不
zuò做
zhèng正
shì事
。
All he does all day is play; he never attends to serious matters.
Zhè这
shì是
zhèng正
shì事
，
bù不
néng能
mǎ马
hu虎
。
This is serious business, it can't be taken lightly.