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来者不善，善者不来
來者不善，善者不來
láizhěbùshàn,shànzhěbùlái
1.
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
2.
Be careful not to trust foreigners.
3.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
Character Breakdown
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1
7 丶
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
8 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
善
shàn
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
HSK 5
12 丶
善
shàn
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
HSK 5
12 丶
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
8 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1
7 丶
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