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涅而不缁 (niè ér bù zī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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涅而不缁 (niè ér bù zī): Untainted by evil — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

涅而不缁 consists of 4 characters.

blacken; black mud, slime

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Pinyinniè ér bù zī

Meaninguntainted by evil; pure despite temptation

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Example Sentences with 涅而不缁

Tā他

zài在

fù复

zá杂

de的

yú娱

lè乐

quān圈

zhōng中

shǐ始

zhōng终

bǎo保

chí持

chū初

xīn心

，

niè涅

ér而

bù不

zī缁

。

He has always maintained his original intention in the complex entertainment industry, remaining untainted by evil.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 涅而不缁.

Words with 涅

涅槃nièpán
涅白nièbái

Words with 而

而且ér qiěHSK 3
然而rán érHSK 4
从而cóng érHSK 5
反而fǎn érHSK 5
因而yīn érHSK 5
时而shí érHSK 6
而已ér yǐHSK 6
进而jìn érHSK 6

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3

不同

bù tóng

HSK 3