冤家宜解不宜结 yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jié

Better end feuds than make new ones

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)

Characters

Character Meaning
冤 yuān HSK 6
injustice; wrong; grievance
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
宜 yí HSK 2
suitable; appropriate; proper
解 jiě HSK 3
to understand; to explain; to solve
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
宜 yí HSK 2
suitable; appropriate; proper
结 jié HSK 3
to tie; knot; to bind