男女授受不亲 nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn

no physical contact between men and women

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)

Characters

Character Meaning
男 nán HSK 2
male
女 nǚ HSK 1
female; woman; daughter
授 shòu HSK 4
to teach; to instruct; to give
受 shòu HSK 4
(passive marker); to receive; to accept
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
亲 qīn HSK 4
close; intimate; to kiss