不见兔子不撒鹰 bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. one doesn't act without some incentive

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
见 jiàn
HSK 1
see, observe, behold; perceive
兔 tù
HSK 5
rabbit, hare
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
撒 sā
HSK 6
release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax
鹰 yīng falcon; Accipiter species (various)