Read Edit View history 一動不如一靜 yīdòngbùrúyījìng inaction is better than action Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一动不如一静 一動不如一靜 yīdòngbùrúyījìng inaction is better than action Suggested when it is better to maintain the status quo than to make a change that might cause trouble; it is better to avoid starting something new than to risk complications, similar to 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì. Frequency Written text 0.027 per million Cross-References See 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
一动不如一静 一動不如一靜 yīdòngbùrúyījìng inaction is better than action Suggested when it is better to maintain the status quo than to make a change that might cause trouble; it is better to avoid starting something new than to risk complications, similar to 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì. Frequency Written text 0.027 per million Cross-References See 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)