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一本正经

yīběnzhèngjīng

Traditional: 一本正經

in deadly earnest / deadpan

Character Breakdown

一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
本
běn
root, origin, source; basis
HSK 1
正
zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
HSK 2
经
jīng
the classics; to experience, to undergo
HSK 2

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