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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 不务正业
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 不务正业 | bù wù zhèng yè | - not to engage in honest work - to ignore one's proper occupation - not to attend to one's proper duties |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 34,765 | 35,183 | 27,263 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 务 | wù | - affair - business - matter - to be engaged in - to attend to - by all means |
| 正 | zhēng | - first month of the lunar year |
| 正 | zhèng | - straight - upright - proper - main - principal - to correct - to rectify - exactly - just (at that time) - right (in that place) - (math.) positive |
| 业 | yè | - surname Ye |
| 业 | yè | - line of business - industry - occupation - job - employment - school studies - enterprise - property - (Buddhism) karma - deed - to engage in - already |
Other Words Containing 不务正业
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 不务正业 | - | - | 34,765 | 35,183 | 27,263 |