男女授受不親 nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn

men and women should avoid physical contact

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)
親 qīn
close; intimate; to kiss