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光说不练

guāngshuōbùliàn

Traditional: 光說不練

all talk and no action (idiom) / to preach what one does not practice / same as [[光說不做|光说不做<guāngshuōbùzuò>]]

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
练
liàn
to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train
HSK 3

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