積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì

a lie repeated seems true; wrong seen as right

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth

Characters

Character Meaning
積 jī
to accumulate; to amass; to store
非 fēi HSK 2
not; to not be; non-
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are