不务正业 bù wù zhèng yè

DEFINITIONS

  1. not to engage in honest work
  2. to ignore one's proper occupation
  3. not to attend to one's proper duties

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
务 wù
HSK 2
affairs, business; must, should
正 zhèng
HSK 2
right, proper, correct
业 yè
HSK 3
profession, business; GB radical 111