己所不欲，勿施于人

jǐsuǒbùyù,wùshīyúrén

Traditional: 己所不欲，勿施於人

What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) / Do as you would be done by. / Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

Character Breakdown

己

jǐ

self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem

HSK 3

所

suǒ

place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause

HSK 2

不

bù

no, not, un-; negative prefix

HSK 1

欲

yù

desire, want, longing, intent

HSK 6

勿

wù

must not, do not; without, never

HSK 5

施

shī

to grant, to bestow; to act; surname

HSK 5

于

yú

at, in, on; to, from; alas!

jǐsuǒbùyù,wùshīyúrén

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