一本正经 yī běn zhèng jīng

in deadly earnest; deadpan

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 20948th word

Definitions

  1. 1. in deadly earnest
  2. 2. deadpan

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original
正 zhèng HSK 2
exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
经 jīng HSK 2
abbr. for economics 经济jīng jì; to pass through