從善如登，從惡如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng ， cóng è rú bēng

doing good is hard; doing evil is easy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
從 cóng
from; via; through
善 shàn HSK 5
good (virtuous); good at sth; benevolent
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
登 dēng HSK 4
to publish or record; to ascend; to scale (a height)
從 cóng
from; via; through
惡 è
evil; vicious; fierce
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
崩 bēng HSK 6
to collapse; to fall into ruins; demise