強扭的瓜不甜 qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián

You can’t force love; forced things aren’t good

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
  2. 2. lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
強 qiǎng
strong; powerful; better
扭 niǔ HSK 6
to twist; to turn; to sprain
的 de HSK 1
(used after an attribute)
瓜 guā HSK 2
melon; gourd; squash
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
甜 tián HSK 3
sweet