不偏不倚

bùpiānbùyǐ

idiom #31,401

Meanings

1 impartial; even-handed (idiom)
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 bùpiānbùyǐ de shěnlǐ ànjiàn.

A judge must hear cases impartially.

石头不偏不倚地砸在了目标中央。

Shítou bùpiānbùyǐ 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