棄暗投明 qì àn tóu míng

to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
  2. 2. to renounce the dark and seek the light

Characters

Character Meaning
棄 qì
to abandon; to throw away; to discard
暗 àn HSK 5
dark; hidden; secret
投 tóu HSK 5
to send; to cast; to throw oneself (into the river etc)
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand