當回事

简 当回事 · 繁 當回事
Mandarin · pinyin dàng huí shì

Meanings

  1. to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously")
  2. to treat conscientiously
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當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
回
huí · return, turn around; a time
事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
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4–2–4 · dang4 hui2 shi4

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verb

  1. (verb-object) to take something seriously

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Exact source record當回事 当回事 [dang4 hui2 shi4] /to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously")/to treat conscientiously/