男女授受不親 nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

男 nán
HSK 2
male, man; son; baron; surname
女 nǚ
HSK 1
woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38
授 shòu
HSK 4
give to, transmit; confer
受 shòu
HSK 4
receive, accept, get; bear, stand
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
親 qīn relatives, parents; intimate