平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì ， bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng

Rest with a clear conscience.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Rest with a clear conscience.
  2. 2. He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.

Characters

Character Meaning
平 píng HSK 3
flat; level; peaceful
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
做 zuò HSK 1
to do; to make; to engage in
虧 kuī
deficiency; deficit; luckily
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
夜 yè HSK 5
night; variant of 夜yè
敲 qiāo HSK 4
to knock; to tap; to strike
門 mén
door; gate; doorway
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
驚 jīng
to be frightened; to be scared; to startle