宁左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu

better be too left than right (politics)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)

Characters

Character Meaning
宁 nìng HSK 5
peaceful; surname Ning
左 zuǒ HSK 2
left; surname Zuo; the Left (politics)
勿 wù HSK 5
do not
右 yòu HSK 2
right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)