正事

zhèngshì

noun #6,343

Measure Word

一件正事 jiàn

Meanings

1 serious matter
2 proper business
3 important matter

Characters

proper; main; serious

Examples

HSK 3

他从来不干正事。

Tā cónglái bù gàn zhèngshì.

He never does anything productive.

HSK 4

别闹了，说正事。

Bié nào le, shuō zhèngshì.

Stop messing around, let's talk about serious matters.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 正事 (zhèngshì, serious matter) with 正式 (zhèngshì, formal/official). Same pronunciation, different meaning.

Stroke Order

正 zhèng

事 shì