动真格的

動真格的

dòngzhēngéde

phrase #21,048

Meanings

1 to get serious
2 to mean business
3 to stop fooling around

Characters

to move / to act

standard / pattern

structural particle

Examples

HSK 4

看来警察是动真格的了。

Kànlái jǐngchá shì dòngzhēngéde le.

It looks like the police are really getting serious.

HSK 7-9

老板这次是动真格的，要开除不守纪律的员工。

Lǎobǎn zhècì shì dòngzhēngéde, yào kāichú bù shǒu jìlǜ de yuángōng.

The boss is serious this time - he's going to fire employees who don't follow the rules.

Tips

usage

动真格的 is colloquial. 真格 literally means 'real standard/pattern,' so 动真格的 means to operate at the real, serious level - as opposed to going through the motions or bluffing.

Stroke Order

动 dòng

真 zhēn

格 gé

的 de