有則改之,無則加勉 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
to have; there is; there are
then; but; rule, standard
to change; to alter; to correct
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of de); it
not; no; not to have
then; but; rule, standard
to add; plus; to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to make an effort; to exhort