来者不善，善者不来 lái zhě bù shàn ， shàn zhě bù lái

DEFINITIONS

  1. He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
  2. Be careful not to trust foreigners.
  3. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!

CHARACTERS

来 lái
HSK 1
come, coming; return, returning
者 zhě
HSK 3
that which; he who; those who
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
善 shàn
HSK 5
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
善 shàn
HSK 5
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
者 zhě
HSK 3
that which; he who; those who
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
来 lái
HSK 1
come, coming; return, returning