好事不出门，恶事传千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén ， è shì chuán qiān lǐ

a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
好 hǎo HSK 1
good; well; very
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
门 mén HSK 2
door; gate; doorway
恶 è HSK 5
evil; vicious; fierce
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
传 chuán HSK 4
to pass on; to spread; to transmit
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal