Meaning of 拾金不昧
拾金不昧 means to return found money or property to its owner; to refuse to embezzle lost valuables. Pronounced shí jīn bù mèi.
- to return found money or property to its owner; to refuse to embezzle lost valuables
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shí拾
jīn金
bù不
mèi昧
，
bǎ把
jiǎn捡
dào到
de的
qián钱
bāo包
jiāo交
gěi给
le了
jǐng警
chá察
。
He was honest enough to hand in the wallet he found to the police.
Shí拾
jīn金
bù不
mèi昧
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhí值
dé得
biǎo表
yáng扬
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
měi美
dé德
。
Returning found property is a traditional virtue worth praising.
Xué学
xiào校
duì对
shí拾
jīn金
bù不
mèi昧
de的
xué学
shēng生
jìn进
xíng行
le了
gōng公
kāi开
biǎo表
zhāng彰
。
The school publicly commended the students who had returned found property.