不為已甚 bù wéi yǐ shèn

DEFINITIONS

  1. refrain from going to extremes in meting out punishment
  2. not be too hard on subject

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
已 yǐ
HSK 2
already; finished; stop
甚 shèn
HSK 4
great extent; considerably