好马不吃回头草 hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo

do not go back to the past; do not return to ex

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
好 hǎo HSK 1
good; well; very
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
回 huí HSK 1
to go back; to return; to turn around
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
草 cǎo HSK 3
grass; careless; rough