正事

zhèng shì · zheng shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. one's proper business

In a sentence

2 examples
01

别(bié)聊(liáo)天(tiān)了(le),我(wǒ)们(men)该(gāi)谈(tán)正(zhèng)事(shì)了(le)。

Stop chatting, we should get down to business.

02

他(tā)放(fàng)下(xià)手(shǒu)头(tóu)的(de)正(zhèng)事(shì),先(xiān)去(qù)帮(bāng)朋(péng)友(you)搬(bān)家(jiā)。

He put aside his proper work and first went to help a friend move.

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