不乾不淨，吃了沒病 bù gān bù jìng ， chī le méi bìng

a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)
  2. 2. a couple of germs won't do you any harm

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
乾 gān
surname Qian
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
淨 jìng
clean; completely; net (income, exports etc)
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
了 le HSK 1
(completed action marker)
沒 méi
not; (negative prefix for verbs); have not
病 bìng HSK 2
to fall ill; illness; disease