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成事不说 — Chinese Idiom

成事不说 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Do not comment on or criticize something that is already accomplished or past”.

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成事不说 Pronunciation and Pinyin

成事不说 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
成
chéng7to become or succeed
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
不
bù4not
说
shuō9speak, say, explain

Example Sentence with 成事不说

事情既然已经办成了,就成事不说,让大家向前看吧。
Since the matter is already accomplished, let's not discuss it further and encourage everyone to look forward.

Idioms Related to 成事不说

More idioms starting with 成

  • chéng成yī一jiā家yán言form one's own school of thought
  • chéng成yě也xiāo萧hé何bài败xiāo萧hé何success and failure from the same source
  • chéng成yě也xiāo萧hé何,,bài败yě也xiāo萧hé何success and failure due to the same person
  • chéng成shì事bù不zú足,,huài坏shì事yǒu有yú余more apt to spoil than succeed
  • chéng成shì事bù不zú足,,bài败shì事yǒu有yú余more likely to spoil than succeed
  • chéng成rén人bù不zì自zai在,,zì自zai在bù不chéng成rén人No pain, no gain
  • chéng成rén人zhī之shàn善help others achieve good
  • chéng成rén人zhī之měi美Help others achieve their goals
  • chéng成rén仁qǔ取yì义sacrifice life for righteousness
  • chéng成hé何tǐ体tǒng统How improper! What an outrage!
  • chéng成fó佛zuò作zǔ祖achieve outstanding accomplishments
  • chéng成zé则wèi为wáng王,,bài败zé则wèi为kòu寇Success makes a king, failure a bandit

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Questions about 成事不说

What does 成事不说 mean?

成事不说 (chéng shì bù shuō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Do not comment on or criticize something that is already accomplished or past”.

How do you pronounce 成事不说?

成事不说 is pronounced chéng shì bù shuō in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 成事不说?

说:解说。原指事情已成,不要在解说;后指事情已过,不要再解说。

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