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不务正业

bùwùzhèngyè

Traditional: 不務正業

not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
务
wù
affairs, business; should; must
HSK 2
正
zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
HSK 2
业
yè
business, profession; to study, to work
HSK 3

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