return found property; honest
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to return found money or property to its owner; to refuse to embezzle lost valuables
commendatoryA commendatory idiom used to praise honesty and integrity in returning found property rather than keeping it. Commonly used in moral education and news reports praising good Samaritans.
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.
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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.