善罢甘休 shàn bà gān xiū

to leave the matter at that

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to leave the matter at that
  2. 2. to be willing to take things lying down
  3. 3. to be prepared to let go

Characters

Character Meaning
善 shàn HSK 5
good (virtuous); good at sth; benevolent
罢 bà HSK 6
(final particle, same as 吧ba); to stop; to cease
甘 gān HSK 6
sweet; willing
休 xiū HSK 2
to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease