道不拾遺 dào bù shí yí

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. honesty prevails throughout society

Characters

Character Meaning
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
拾 shí HSK 4
to pick up; to collate or arrange
遺 yí
to leave behind; to lose; to omit