- 好事多磨 hǎoshìduōmó the road to happiness is strewn with setbacksgood things often take time or meet with many obstacles before they are successfully achieved; frequently used to describe a couple's journey to marriage being delayed by complications
- 好事者 hàoshìzhě busybodysomeone who likes to meddle or interfere in things that do not concern them
- 好人好事 hǎorénhǎoshì good people and good deedspeople who act as moral role models and the exemplary actions they perform for the public good
- 好事之徒 hàoshìzhītú busybodyA person who meddles in other people's affairs; a troublemaker who likes to stir up trouble.
- 做好事 zuòhǎoshì to do a good deedTo perform an action that is helpful or beneficial to others.
- 好事不出门,恶事传千里 hǎoshìbùchūmén'èshìchuánqiānlǐ good deeds go unnoticed but scandal spreads fastLiterally "good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles"; used to express that positive actions are rarely discussed while bad news or scandals travel quickly.
- 好事不出门,坏事传千里 hǎoshìbùchūménhuàishìchuánqiānlǐ good news stays home while bad news travels fastA proverb meaning that good deeds go unnoticed while scandals and bad news spread quickly and far