有则改之，无则加勉 yǒu zé gǎi zhī ， wú zé jiā miǎn

correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
则 zé HSK 4
then; but; rule, standard
改 gǎi HSK 4
to change; to alter; to correct
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
则 zé HSK 4
then; but; rule, standard
加 jiā HSK 3
to add; plus; to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
勉 miǎn HSK 6
to make an effort; to exhort