拾金不昧 shí jīn bù mèi

return lost money; not keep found valuables

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 82001st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner

Characters

Character Meaning
拾 shí HSK 4
to pick up; to collate or arrange
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
昧 mèi HSK 6
to conceal; dark