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正经 (zhèng jing) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

正经 (zhèng jing) is a Chinese word: proper; serious; decent. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 正经

形 xíng adjective

proper; serious; decent

这是一份正经工作。

zhè shì yī fèn zhèng jing gōng zuò

This is a proper job.

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Word breakdown

正 zhèng — proper; upright; correct

经 jīng / jing — regular; established

Contextual pronunciation: jing

Structure & writing
1 正 zhèng — straight; upright (opposite of crooked or tilted)
Xpinyin
正 is a component in 6 characters

consists of

1.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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Stroke order

2 经 jīng / jing — warp thread (vertical threads in weaving, as opposed to 纬 weft)

经 is not used as a component in any other character.

经 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order