好马不吃回头草 hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
  2. fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
  3. leave the past behind

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
回 huí
HSK 1
return, turn around; a time
头 tóu
HSK 3
head; top; chief, first; boss
草 cǎo
HSK 3
grass, straw, thatch, herbs