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正经八百

/ zhèng jīng bā bǎi /
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Collocation

1
正经八百地……
2
正经八百的……

Definition

正经八百:

Literally means:

upright; earnest; serious

Actually means:

It means (for persons or things) being upright earnest or serious. Beijing Dialect. Restricted in use.

正派的,正规的,严肃认真的。指人或事物。 北京方言,使用范围有限。

Example

Used as attributive or adverbial adjunct. (作定语、状语)
1
shì
zhèngjīngbǎi
正经八百
de
shūrén
读书人
  
,
juéduì
绝对
huì
不会
gēn
zhǒng
rén
láiwǎng
来往
  

He is a good reader and will never be with that kind of person.

2
Zhè
tiáo
niúzǎi
牛仔裤
guǒ
如果
shì
zhèngjīngbǎi
正经八百
de
míngpái
名牌
huò
  
,
zhìshǎo
至少
yào
mài
bǎi
四百
kuài
  

This pair of jeans will sell for at least 400 yuan if it is a brand-name item of 800.

3
Xiǎoháizi
小孩子
ǒuěr
偶尔
zuòcuò
做错
le
  
,
jiào
hòu
以后
zhù
注意
diǎn
jiùshì
就是
  
,
méiyǒu
没有
yào
必要
zhèngjīngbǎi
正经八百
xùn
  

Children occasionally do wrong, tell him to pay attention later is that there is no need to train him eight hundred.

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