好漢做事好漢當 hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng

take full responsibility for one’s 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
漢 hàn
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
漢 hàn
Han ethnic group; Chinese (language)
當 dāng
to be; to act as; should