眼不见为净 yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng

if you don’t see it, it feels fine

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
  2. 2. what remains unseen is deemed to be clean

Characters

Character Meaning
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
见 jiàn HSK 1
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
为 wéi HSK 2
for; because of; to
净 jìng HSK 3
clean; completely; net (income, exports etc)