惡事傳千里 è shì chuán qiān lǐ

bad deeds spread fast; scandal travels far

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire

Characters

Character Meaning
惡 è
evil; vicious; fierce
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
傳 chuán
to pass on; to spread; to transmit
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal