dào
shí

idiom
literary

Meaning of 道不拾遗

道不拾遗 means no one picks up lost items on the road; a society of great honesty and moral integrity. Pronounced dào bù shí yí.

  • no one picks up lost items on the road; a society of great honesty and moral integrity

Definitions & Examples

shǐ
shàng
céng
yǒu
guò
 
dào
shí
de
tài
píng
shèng
shì
 

In history, there have been golden ages where doors were unbolted at night and no one picked up lost items on the road.

de
xiǎng
shì
jiàn
dào
shí
 
tiān
xià
wéi
gōng
de
měi
hǎo
shè
huì
 

His ideal is to build a beautiful society where no one picks up lost items and the world is for the common good.

shū
miáo
huì
de
ge
shí
dài
 
zhēn
wèi
shì
shí
 
mín
fēng
chún
 

The era depicted in ancient texts was truly one where no one picked up lost items on the road, and the folk customs were simple and honest.