站着说话不腰疼 zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng

easy for you to say; talk with no real effort

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
  2. 2. to be an armchair expert
  3. 3. to blabber on

Characters

Character Meaning
站 zhàn HSK 2
to stand; station; website
着 zhe HSK 2
aspect particle indicating action in progress
说 shuō HSK 1
to say; to speak; to explain
话 huà HSK 1
speech; talk; conversation
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
腰 yāo HSK 5
waist; lower back; middle
疼 téng HSK 3
(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly