







但求无过 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strive merely to avoid mistakes and criticism, rather than seeking excellence or making significant achievements; to play it safe”. Literally, “Only seek no fault”.

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Open the tool →但求无过 (dàn qiú wú guò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strive merely to avoid mistakes and criticism, rather than seeking excellence or making significant achievements; to play it safe”.
但求无过 is pronounced dàn qiú wú guò in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 但求无过 means “Only seek no fault”. It is used to mean “to strive merely to avoid mistakes and criticism, rather than seeking excellence or making significant achievements; to play it safe”.
但:仅,只要;过:错误。只追求没有过错。形容做事保守平庸怕出差错