不劳而获

不勞而獲

bùláo'érhuò

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Meanings

HSK 5

他总想不劳而获，这种心态很危险。

Tā zǒng xiǎng bùláo'érhuò, zhèzhǒng xīntài hěn wēixiǎn.

He always wants something for nothing - this mindset is dangerous.

HSK 6

成功不能靠不劳而获，需要踏实努力。

Chénggōng bùnéng kào bùláo'érhuò, xūyào tāshi nǔlì.

Success cannot come from getting something for nothing; it requires solid effort.

memory

Break it down: 不劳 (without laboring) + 而 (but yet) + 获 (to gain/harvest). The 而 signals a contrast - getting the harvest without doing the labor.

不 bù

劳 láo

而 ér

获 huò