Definition
无恶不作 is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'to stop at nothing in committing evil' — literally 'no evil not done'. It describes someone who will commit any kind of wrongdoing, often used to condemn a villain or a corrupt person. The structure is a double negative (无…不…) that intensifies the meaning: there is no evil they won't do.
idiom
to stop at nothing in committing evilto commit all kinds of crimes
Examples
- 无恶不作，。Zhège fànzuì tuánhuǒ wú è bù zuò, jǐngfāng bìxū jǐnkuài zhuābǔ tāmen.This criminal gang stops at nothing — the police must arrest them as soon as possible.
- 无恶不作，。Xiǎoshuō lǐ de fǎnpài wú è bù zuò, zuìhòu dédào le yīngyǒu de chéngfá.The villain in the novel commits every evil and finally gets the punishment he deserves.
- 无恶不作，。Lìshǐ shàng yǒu xiē bàojūn wú è bù zuò, cánhài bǎixìng.Some tyrants in history stopped at no evil, harming the common people.
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