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

别闹了，说正事。

Bié nào le, shuō zhèngshì.

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

他从来不干正事。

Tā cónglái bù gàn zhèngshì.

He never does anything productive.

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