正经

zhè shì yī běn zhèng jīng de shū

这是一本正经的书。

It is a serious book.

tā zhuāng chū yī fù zhèng jīng de yàng zi

他装出一副正经的样子。

He puts on a show of being decent and honest.

tā shén me zhèng jīng shì yě bù gàn

他什么正经事也不干。

He does nothing serious.

qián bì xū yòng zài zhèng jīng de dì fang

钱必须用在正经的地方。

Money must be put to right uses.

shuō zhèng jīng de nǐ yào zhù yì diǎn shēn tǐ

说正经的，你要注意点身体。

Seriously now, you ought to take more care of your health.

lǐ lǎo shī shàng kè yī běn zhèng jīng

李老师上课一本正经。

Miss Li is serious in class.

zhè kě shì zhèng jīng huò

这可是正经货。

This is standard goods.

tā jiā qióng méi yǒu zhèng jīng niàn guo shū

他家穷，没有正经念过书。

He comes from a poor family, and has not had any official education.

nǐ zhèng jīng duì tā yǒu yì si

你正经对她有意思？

Are you really serious about her?

zhè huáng guā zhǎng de zhèng jīng bù cuò ne

这黄瓜长得正经不错呢！

The cucumbers are really doing fine.

zhèng jīng zhèng shǐ

正经正史

Confucian canon and official history