說話要算數 shuō huà yào suàn shù

DEFINITIONS

  1. promises must be kept

CHARACTERS

說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
話 huà speech, talk, language; dialect
要 yào
HSK 2
necessary, essential; necessity
算 suàn
HSK 3
count, calculate, figure; plan
數 shù number; several; count; fate