光说不练 guāng shuō bù liàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. to preach what one does not practice
  3. same as 光說不做|光说不做[guang1 shuo1 bu4 zuo4]

CHARACTERS

光 guāng
HSK 4
light, brilliant, shine; only
说 shuō
HSK 1
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
练 liàn
HSK 3
to practice, drill, exercise, train