学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆
Traditional: 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆Dictionary entry
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
What does 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 mean?
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 (xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài) has the following dictionary meaning.
1To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
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学xuéto learn · to study而érand · as well as不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-思sīto think · to consider则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then · (bound form) standard; norm罔wǎngold variant of 罔[wang3]殆dài(literary) dangerous; perilous · (literary) almost; well-nigh
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