不务正业 bù wù zhèng yè

not to attend to one's proper duties

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 33878th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
务 wù HSK 2
to be engaged in; to attend to; business
正 zhèng HSK 2
exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
业 yè HSK 3
occupation; job; employment