正经人

正經人
zhèngjīngrén
noun #28,752

Meanings

  1. 1 decent person
  2. 2 respectable person
  3. 3 serious and upright individual

Examples

Tā shì gè zhèngjīng rén, bù huì zuò zhè zhǒng shì.
He's a decent person; he wouldn't do something like that.
Nǐ zhè fù yàngzi, bù xiàng gè zhèngjīng rén.
The way you're acting, you don't look like a respectable person.

Tips

usage
正经人 is often used to contrast with someone behaving frivolously or suspiciously. In context it can be complimentary or ironic. 正经 alone means 'serious' or 'proper' and can also describe work or tasks.

Stroke Order

zhèng
jīng
rén