照本宣科

zhào běn xuān kē

Dictionary entry

a wooden word-by-word reading

What does 照本宣科 mean?

照本宣科 (zhào běn xuān kē) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a wooden word-by-word reading

Character breakdown

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照zhàovariant of 照[zhao4] · to shine 本běn(bound form) root; stem · (bound form) origin; source 宣Xuānsurname Xuan 科kēbranch of study · administrative section

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照本宣科

zhào běn xuān kē

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