是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí

right and wrong; what is just or unjust

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 46193rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom); fig. merits and demerits
  2. 2. pros and cons

Characters

Character Meaning
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
非 fēi HSK 2
not; to not be; non-
曲 qū HSK 6
bent; crooked; wrong
直 zhí HSK 3
straight; vertical; straightforward