一本正经(yī běn zhèng jīng): (idiom) in deadly earnest
4 charactersTrad. 一本正經
(idiom) in deadly earnest
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- yī běn zhèng jīng
- Meaning
- (idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan
- HSK level
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- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 一本正經
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 一本正经 — tap one to open its word page.
yī一xiē些
HSK 1some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
yī一xià下zǐ子
HSK 5once; one time
yī一dài代
HSK 6an era; an age; a generation
yī一yī一
HSK 7-9one by one; one after another
yī一bù不xiǎo小xīn心
HSK 7-9to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness; accidentally
yī一gān干èr二jìng净
HSK 7-9thoroughly (idiom)
yī一shì事wú无chéng成
HSK 7-9(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
yī一yī一duì对yìng应
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