WordTaiwan frequency #21,488
一本正經
ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
“proper and serious in manner; solemn and earnest in demeanor”
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一
ㄧ
The number one; single; a; as soon as; entire; whole; all; a "one" radical in Chinese characters; also used for clarity when spelling out numbers.
本
ㄅㄣˇ
Root or trunk of a plant; origin or source of something; basis; capital or principal; classifier for books or periodicals; this; current.
正
ㄓㄥˋ
Proper; correct; upright; straight; main; principal; exactly; just; positive (math.); first month of the lunar year.
經
ㄐㄧㄥ
Sacred texts or classics; to pass through or undergo; warp threads in weaving; longitude; channel in TCM; menstruation; surname.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 已經ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥalready; indicates that something has happened or been completed before now or before a certain time.
- 第一ㄉㄧˋ ㄧfirst; foremost; primary; most important; number one; top; leading; best.
- 一樣ㄧ ㄧㄤˋsame; identical; equal; just like; the same as; just as
- 日本ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇJapan; island nation in East Asia between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.
- 一些ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝsome; a few; a little; (after an adjective) slightly …er
- 經濟ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋeconomy; the system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services; economic affairs; frugal; cost-effective; efficient use of resources
- 一定ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋcertainly; definitely; surely; fixed; settled; a certain amount or degree; to a certain extent
- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 一起ㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).
- 經驗ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˋexperience; knowledge or skill gained through direct practice or personal involvement; to go through or undergo something.
- 一點ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇa little; a bit; (in negatives) not at all; a bit more (after adjectives); a point in discussion; one o'clock; dot stroke in calligraphy
- 一般ㄧ ㄅㄢcommon; ordinary; usual; general; generally; in general; same; identical.