Word
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | Unknown |
好事不出門,惡事傳千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
DEFINITIONS
- lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
- a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
CHARACTERS
好 hǎo | good, excellent, fine; well |
事 shì | affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident |
不 bù | no, not; un-; negative prefix |
出 chū | go out, send out; stand; produce |
門 mén | gate, door, entrance, opening |
惡 è | evil, wicked, bad, foul |
事 shì | affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident |
傳 chuán | summon; propagate, transmit |
千 qiān | thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler |
里 lǐ | unit of distance; village; lane |