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郑重其事

zhèng zhòng qí shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
serious about the matter
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0a8c009101c99bef. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鄭重其事 郑重其事 [zheng4 zhong4 qi2 shi4] /serious about the matter/

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Other forms in these source records: 鄭重其事

  • 郑
    zhèng

    used in 鄭重|郑重[zhèng zhòng]

    Zhèng

    Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng 新鄭|新郑[Xīn zhèng], a county-level city in Henan / abbr. for Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zhèng zhōu], the capital of Henan / surname Zheng

  • 重
    chóng

    to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer

    zhòng

    heavy / serious / to attach importance to

  • 其
    qí

    his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.