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明人不做暗事

míngrénbùzuòànshì

The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom). / fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.

Character Breakdown

明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
做
zuò
to work, to make; to act
HSK 1
暗
àn
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
HSK 5
事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2

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