好事不出門，惡事傳千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén ， è shì chuán qiān lǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
  2. a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
惡 è evil, wicked, bad, foul
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
傳 chuán summon; propagate, transmit
千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里 lǐ
HSK 1
unit of distance; village; lane