夜不閉戶 yè bù bì hù

lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society

Characters

Character Meaning
夜 yè HSK 5
night; variant of 夜yè
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
閉 bì
to close; to shut; to stop up
戶 hù
a household; family; door