瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 guā tián bù nà lǚ ， lǐ xià bù zhěng guān

fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  2. 2. innocent acts may be misconstrued
  3. 3. lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
瓜 guā HSK 2
melon; gourd; squash
田 tián HSK 6
field; farm; surname Tian
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
纳 nà HSK 5
to receive; to accept; to pay (tax etc)
履 lǚ HSK 6
shoe; to tread on
李 lǐ HSK 3
surname Li; plum
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
整 zhěng HSK 4
entire; whole; complete
冠 guān HSK 5
to be first; to put on a hat; to dub