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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

從 cóng from, by, since, whence, through
善 shàn
HSK 5
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
登 dēng
HSK 4
rise, mount, board, climb
從 cóng from, by, since, whence, through
惡 è evil, wicked, bad, foul
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
崩 bēng
HSK 6
rupture, split apart, collapse