以虚带实

Traditional: 以虛帶實

yǐ xū dài shí

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to use the abstract to guide the concrete

What does 以虚带实 mean?

以虚带实 (yǐ xū dài shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to use the abstract to guide the concrete

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]虚xūemptiness · void 带dàiband · belt 实shíreal · true

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How to pronounce 以虚带实

以虚带实

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