息事寧人 xī shì níng rén

to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
news; to rest; breath
matter; thing; affair
peaceful; surname Ning
person; people; man