只說不做 zhǐ shuō bù zuò

to be all talk and no action

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be all talk and no action

Characters

Character Meaning
只 zhǐ HSK 3
only; just; merely
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