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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

平 píng
HSK 3
flat, level, even; peaceful
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
做 zuò
HSK 1
work, make; act
虧 kuī lose, fail; damage; deficient
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
半 bàn
HSK 3
half
夜 yè
HSK 5
night, dark; in night; by night
敲 qiāo
HSK 4
strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
驚 jīng frighten, surprise, startle