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

老板这次是动真格的，要开除不守纪律的员工。

Lǎobǎn zhè cì shì dòng zhēn gé de, 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.

看来警察是动真格的了。

Kànlái jǐngchá shì dòng zhēn gé de le.

It looks like the police are really getting serious.

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