寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu

prefer leftist views over rightist ones

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
寧 nìng
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)