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光说不做

guāngshuōbùzuò

Traditional: 光說不做

all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice

Character Breakdown

光
guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
HSK 4
说
shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
HSK 1
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
做
zuò
to work, to make; to act
HSK 1

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