道不拾遗

dào bù shí yí

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Definitions

1. lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
2. fig. honesty prevails throughout society

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Child Words of 道不拾遗

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 拾 拾 shè: to ascend in light steps
• 拾 拾 shí: to pick up
• 道 道 dào: road
• 拾遗 拾遗 shí yí: to pocket a lost article
• 遗 遗 yí: (bound form) to leave behind