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Definition(s) for: 拾金不昧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拾金不昧 shí jīn bù mèi - to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 92,817 45,932 41,496

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shè- to ascend in light steps
shí- to pick up
- to collate or arrange
- ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn- gold
- chemical element Au
- generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- money
- golden
- highly respected
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
mèi- to conceal
- dark

Other Words Containing 拾金不昧

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拾金不昧 - - 92,817 45,932 41,496