光说不练 — “To be all talk and no action”
光说不练 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be all talk and no action”. To only talk and never do anything practical. Literally, “Only talk, no practice”.
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光说不练 Pronunciation and Pinyin
光说不练 Character Breakdown
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他总是说要开始锻炼身体，却从来不见他付诸行动，真是光说不练。
He always talks about starting to exercise, but we never see him put it into action; he's truly all talk and no action.
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Open the tool →Questions about 光说不练
What does 光说不练 mean?
光说不练 (guāng shuō bù liàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be all talk and no action”.
How do you pronounce 光说不练?
光说不练 is pronounced guāng shuō bù liàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 光说不练 literally mean?
Literally, 光说不练 means “Only talk, no practice”. It is used to mean “to be all talk and no action”.
What is the Chinese definition of 光说不练?
指只会说而不干实事