好汉做事好汉当 hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng

take the blame for your own actions

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions
  2. 2. daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
  3. 3. the buck stops here

Characters

Character Meaning
好 hǎo HSK 1
good; well; very
汉 hàn HSK 1
Han ethnic group; Chinese (language)
做 zuò HSK 1
to do; to make; to engage in
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
好 hǎo HSK 1
good; well; very
汉 hàn HSK 1
Han ethnic group; Chinese (language)
当 dāng HSK 3
to be; to act as; should