斬而不奏 zhǎn ér bù zòu

to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
斬 zhǎn
to chop; to behead (as form of capital punishment)
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
奏 zòu HSK 6
to play music; to achieve