不以辞害志 bù yǐ cí hài zhì

do not let fine words harm your real aim

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
辞 cí HSK 5
to resign; to decline; to take leave
害 hài HSK 3
to do harm to; harm; to cause trouble to
志 zhì HSK 4
aspiration; ambition; the will