天網恢恢，疏而不失 tiān wǎng huī huī ， shū ér bù shī

evil will be caught; no one escapes justice

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  2. 2. lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  3. 3. you can't run from the long arm of the law

Characters

Character Meaning
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
網 wǎng
net; network
恢 huī HSK 5
to restore; to recover; great
恢 huī HSK 5
to restore; to recover; great
疏 shū HSK 6
sparse; scanty; thin
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail