Chinese Word: 纸上谈兵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

纸 zhǐ 上 shàng 谈 tán 兵 bīng (Trad.: 紙上談兵)

lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing; cf Zhao Kuo 赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 长平之战 in 260 BC

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Antonyms: 身经百战

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1		àn zhào 按照 zhōng guó 中国 de 的 shuō fǎ 说法 jiù shì 就是 ‘ zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵 ’ 。 In accordance with China's argument is 'on paper'.
2		chuàng zào 创造 yī gè 一个 hé xié 和谐 de 的 shè huì 社会 chéng 成 le 了 zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵。 To create a harmonious society seems like an armchair strategy.
3		xiàn zài 现在 dào 到 le 了 tíng zhǐ 停止 zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵 ér 而 fù zhū 付诸 xíng dòng 行动 de 的 shí hou 时候 le 了。 'It is time to stop talking and start acting, ' he said.
4		wǒ men 我们 shí fēn 十分 qīng chu 清楚 de 地 rèn shí dào 认识到， bù néng 不能 zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵， guān jiàn 关键 zài yú 在于 xíng dòng 行动。 We are keenly aware that "talk is talk, " and that action is key.
5		xiàn zài 现在， suí zhe 随着 xuǎn jǔ 选举 de 的 lín jìn 临近， zhè 这 yí qiè 一切 dōu 都 bú zài 不再 shì 是 zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵 le 了。 Now, as an election approaches, it's not just a theory.

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1		àn zhào 按照 zhōng guó 中国 de 的 shuō fǎ 说法 jiù shì 就是 ‘ zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵 ’ 。 In accordance with China's argument is 'on paper'.
2		chuàng zào 创造 yī gè 一个 hé xié 和谐 de 的 shè huì 社会 chéng 成 le 了 zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵。 To create a harmonious society seems like an armchair strategy.
3		xiàn zài 现在 dào 到 le 了 tíng zhǐ 停止 zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵 ér 而 fù zhū 付诸 xíng dòng 行动 de 的 shí hou 时候 le 了。 'It is time to stop talking and start acting, ' he said.
4		wǒ men 我们 shí fēn 十分 qīng chu 清楚 de 地 rèn shí dào 认识到， bù néng 不能 zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵， guān jiàn 关键 zài yú 在于 xíng dòng 行动。 We are keenly aware that "talk is talk, " and that action is key.
5		xiàn zài 现在， suí zhe 随着 xuǎn jǔ 选举 de 的 lín jìn 临近， zhè 这 yí qiè 一切 dōu 都 bú zài 不再 shì 是 zhǐ shàng tán bīng 纸上谈兵 le 了。 Now, as an election approaches, it's not just a theory.

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