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

only practice can test if something is true

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
實 shí
real; true; really
踐 jiàn
to tread; to walk; to fulfill (a promise)
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
檢 jiǎn
to check; to inspect; to examine
驗 yàn
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
標 biāo
mark; label; sign
準 zhǔn
to allow; to grant; accurate