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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 明人不做暗事
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 明人不做暗事 | míng rén bù zuò àn shì | - an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 79,308 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 明 | míng | - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) - surname Ming - Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God |
| 明 | míng | - bright - opposite: dark 暗[an4] - (of meaning) clear - to understand - next - public or open - wise - generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 人 | rén | - person; people - CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 做 | zuò | - to make; to produce - to write; to compose - to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) - (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) - (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for - to assume (an air or manner) |
| 暗 | àn | - dark - to turn dark - secret; hidden - (literary) confused; ignorant |
| 暗 | àn | - variant of 暗[an4] |
| 暗 | àn | - (literary) to close (a door) - to eclipse - confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4]) - dark (variant of 暗[an4]) |
| 事 | shì | - matter - thing - item - work - affair - CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] |
Other Words Containing 明人不做暗事
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| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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