只说不做

Traditional: 只說不做

zhǐ shuō bù zuò

Dictionary entry

to be all talk and no action

What does 只说不做 mean?

只说不做 (zhǐ shuō bù zuò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be all talk and no action

Character breakdown

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只zhīvariant of 隻|只[zhi1]说shuìto persuade 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-做zuòto make; to produce · to write; to compose

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How to pronounce 只说不做

只说不做

zhǐ shuō bù zuò

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