无风不起浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason
  2. no smoke without fire

CHARACTERS

无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
风 fēng
HSK 3
wind; air; manners, atmosphere
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
浪 làng
HSK 4
wave; wasteful, reckless