照本宣科 zhào běn xuān kē

DEFINITIONS

  1. a wooden word-by-word reading

CHARACTERS

照 zhào
HSK 3
shine, illumine, reflect
本 běn
HSK 1
root, origin, source; basis
宣 xuān
HSK 5
declare, announce, proclaim
科 kē
HSK 4
section, department, science