实践是检验真理的唯一标准 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn

only practice can test truth

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)

Characters

Character Meaning
实 shí HSK 3
real; true; really
践 jiàn HSK 5
to tread; to walk; to fulfill (a promise)
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
检 jiǎn HSK 3
to check; to inspect; to examine
验 yàn HSK 4
to check; to examine; to test
真 zhēn HSK 2
real; true; really
理 lǐ HSK 3
reason; to manage; to handle
的 de HSK 1
(used after an attribute)
唯 wéi HSK 5
only; alone; -ism
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
标 biāo HSK 4
mark; label; sign
准 zhǔn HSK 2
to allow; to grant; accurate