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拾金不昧 — “To return lost property found”

拾金不昧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return lost property found”. To not pocket what one has picked up. Literally, “Pick up valuables and not pocket them”.

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拾金不昧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 拾shí
  • 金jīn
  • 不bù
  • 昧mèi

拾金不昧 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拾
shí9pick up, collect, or ten
金
jīn8gold, metal, money
不
bù4not
昧
mèi9dim, obscure, ignorant

Example Sentence with 拾金不昧

小王在商场里拾到一个装有贵重物品的包,他拾金不昧,很快就联系到了失主并归还了。
Xiao Wang found a bag containing valuables in the shopping mall. Demonstrating honesty, he quickly contacted the owner and returned it.

Idioms Related to 拾金不昧

Synonyms of 拾金不昧

  • lù路bù不shí拾yí遗no one picks up lost articles on the road

Antonyms of 拾金不昧

  • cái财mí迷xīn心qiào窍blinded by greed
  • tān贪dé得wú无yàn厌insatiably greedy

More idioms starting with 拾

  • shí拾rén人tuò唾yú余parrot others' views
  • shí拾rén人tuò唾tì涕plagiarize others' ideas
  • shí拾rén人tì涕tuò唾plagiarize others' ideas
  • shí拾rén人yá牙huì慧parrot others' words
  • shí拾dài带zhòng重huán还return lost property to owner
  • shí拾duō掇wú无yí遗Collect everything without omission
  • shí拾yí遗bǔ补quē阙fill gaps and correct errors
  • shí拾chén陈dǎo蹈gù故cling to outdated practices

Questions about 拾金不昧

What does 拾金不昧 mean?
拾金不昧 (shí jīn bù mèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return lost property found”.
How do you pronounce 拾金不昧?
拾金不昧 is pronounced shí jīn bù mèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拾金不昧 literally mean?
Literally, 拾金不昧 means “Pick up valuables and not pocket them”. It is used to mean “to return lost property found”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拾金不昧?
金:原指钱财,现泛指各种贵重物品;昧:隐藏。拾到东西并不隐瞒下来据为己有。指良好的仆人道德和社会风尚。
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