不偏不倚

bùpiān-bùyǐ

idiom #31,401

Meanings

1 impartial; even-handed
2 unbiased; squarely in the middle

Characters

to lean to one side

to lean against

Examples

法官必须不偏不倚地审理案件。

Fǎguān bìxū bùpiān-bùyǐ de shěnlǐ ànjiàn.

A judge must hear cases impartially.

石头不偏不倚地砸在了目标中央。

Shítou bùpiān-bùyǐ de zá zài le mùbiāo zhōngyāng.

The stone landed squarely in the center of the target.

Tips

history

Zhu Xi's annotation to 《中庸》 defines 中 as 不偏不倚，无过不及 — neither leaning nor swerving, neither excessive nor deficient. The idiom captures the Confucian ideal of the Mean.

Stroke Order

不 bù

偏 piān

倚 yǐ