光說不練 guāng shuō bù liàn

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. same as 光说不做guāng shuō bù zuò
  3. 3. 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)
練 liàn
to practice; to train; exercise