道不同不相為謀 dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together
  2. to go separate ways (idiom)

CHARACTERS

道 dào
HSK 2
path, road, street; method, way
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
同 tóng
HSK 1
same, similar; together with
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
相 xiāng
HSK 3
mutual, reciprocal, each other
為 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
謀 móu plan, scheme; stratagem