善罢甘休(shàn bà gān xiū): (idiom) to let the matter rest
4 charactersTrad. 善罷甘休
(idiom) to let the matter rest
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- shàn bà gān xiū
- Meaning
- (idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 善罷甘休
Related words
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the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle a…
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fá乏shàn善kě可chén陈
(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
wěi伪shàn善
hypocritical
jiān兼shàn善tiān天xià下
(idiom) to work for the common good beyond one's own interests
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