君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚 jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

the noble feel at ease; the petty worry

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

Characters

Character Meaning
lord; ruler; monarch
(noun suffix); son; child
open-hearted; flat; level
to move; to shake; to wash
to move; to shake; to wash
small; young; tiny
person; people; man
to grow; to develop; to increase
variant of ; variant of ; grief
variant of ; variant of ; grief