光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò

all talk and no action (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2. to preach what one does not practice

Characters

Character Meaning
光 guāng HSK 4
light; bright; only
說 shuō
to say; to speak; to explain
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
做 zuò HSK 1
to do; to make; to engage in