此地无银三百两 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng

try to hide but show the truth

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide

Characters

Character Meaning
此 cǐ HSK 4
this; these
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
银 yín HSK 3
silver; relating to money or currency; silver-colored
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
百 bǎi HSK 2
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
两 liǎng HSK 2
two; both; some