既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù

let bygones be bygones; not blame the past

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 28091st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
  2. 2. There is no point in crying over spilt milk.

Characters

Character Meaning
既 jì HSK 4
already; since; both... (and...)
往 wǎng HSK 2
towards; to go (in a direction); to
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
咎 jiù
fault; to blame; misfortune