问心无愧 wèn xīn wú kuì clear conscience

Explanation

指内心坦荡，没有愧疚。

It means one's heart is at peace, without guilt.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有个名叫李白的书生，年轻有为，饱读诗书，一心想为朝廷效力，实现自己的抱负。一日，他参加朝廷的科举考试，他胸有成竹，文思泉涌，挥笔疾书，写下了一篇又一篇饱含深情的文章。考试结束后，他感觉自己发挥很好，问心无愧。然而，令人沮丧的是，他没有高中。李白没有气馁，而是更加努力地学习，最终他凭借自己的才华，在诗歌创作方面取得了巨大的成就，成为了著名的诗仙，流芳百世。他虽然没有实现最初的抱负，但依然问心无愧，因为他在自己的领域里做出了卓越的贡献。

huashuo tangchao shiqi, you ge ming jiao libaide shusheng, nianqing youwei, baodu shishu, yixin xiang wei chao ting xiaoli, shixian ziji de bao fu. yiri, ta canjia chao ting de keju kaoshi, ta xiong you chengzhu, wenshi quan yong, huibi jishu, xiexia le yipian you yipian baohan shenqing de wen zhang. kaoshi jie shu hou, ta ganjue ziji fa hui hen hao, wenxin wu kui. raner, lingren jusang de shi, ta meiyou gao zhong. li bai meiyou qinei, er shi gengjia nuli de xuexi, zhongyu ta pingjie ziji de caihua, zai shige chuangzuo fangmian qude le juda de chengjiu, chengweile zhu ming de shixian, liufang baishi. ta suiran meiyou shixian zuichu de bao fu, dan yiran wenxin wu kui, yinwei ta zai ziji de lingyu li zuochule zuoyue de gongxian.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Li Bai, who was young, talented, and well-educated. He was eager to serve the court and realize his ambitions. One day, he participated in the imperial examination; confident and inspired, he wrote one after another deeply felt essay. After the exam, he felt good and had a clear conscience. To his disappointment, however, he did not pass the exam. Li Bai did not give up but studied even harder. Eventually, through his talent, he achieved great success in poetry and became the famous "Immortal Poet", whose name lives on in history. Although he did not realize his initial ambition, he could still look back on his life with a clear conscience, as he had made an outstanding contribution in his field.

Usage

形容内心坦然，毫无愧疚。

xingrong neixin tanran, haowu kui jiu

Describes inner peace and the absence of guilt.

Examples

• 他一生光明磊落，问心无愧。

  ta yisheng guangming leiluo, wenxin wu kui

  He lived a clean life and had a clear conscience.

• 对得起自己的良心，问心无愧

  duideqi ziji de liangxin, wenxin wu kui

  His conscience is clear; he has nothing to hide

Related Idioms

• 心安理得

• 坦荡

Opposite Idioms

• 问心有愧

• 心虚