己所不欲，勿施于人 jǐ suǒ bù yù ， wù shī yú rén

do not treat others in ways you dislike

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
  2. 2. Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
  3. 3. Do as you would be done by.

Characters

Character Meaning
己 jǐ HSK 3
self; oneself
所 suǒ HSK 2
particle introducing a relative clause or passive
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
欲 yù HSK 6
to desire; desire; to wish for
勿 wù HSK 5
do not
施 shī HSK 5
to carry out; to give; to grant
于 yú HSK 3
at; in; to
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man