只说不做 zhǐ shuō bù zuò

to be all talk and no action

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 53299th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be all talk and no action

Characters

Character Meaning
只 zhǐ HSK 3
only; just; merely
说 shuō HSK 1
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