實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

實 shí real, true, solid, honest
踐 jiàn trample, tread upon, walk on
是 shì indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
檢 jiǎn check; examine
驗 yàn test, examine, inspect; verify
真 zhēn real, actual, true, genuine
理 lǐ reason, logic; manage
的 de possessive, adjectival suffix
唯 wéi only; yes
一 yī one; a, an; alone
標 biāo a mark, symbol, label, sign; standard
準 zhǔn rule, guideline, standard