天上不會掉餡餅 tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
會 huì
can; to be able to; will
掉 diào HSK 4
off; to drop or fall; to lose
餡 xiàn
filling; stuffing; forcemeat
餅 bǐng
round flat cake; cake; cookie