君子动口不动手 jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu

a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

Characters

Character Meaning
君 jūn HSK 6
lord; ruler; monarch
子 zǐ HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
动 dòng HSK 2
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to stir (emotions)
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
动 dòng HSK 2
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to stir (emotions)
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work