天上不会掉馅饼 tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng

DEFINITIONS

  1. there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)

CHARACTERS

天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
会 huì
HSK 1
assemble, meet together; meeting
掉 diào
HSK 4
turn, move; shake, wag; drop down
馅 xiàn
HSK 6
filling, stuffing; secret
饼 bǐng
HSK 4
rice-cakes, biscuits