言教不如身教
言教不如身教
yán jiào bù rú shēn jiào
Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
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- (idiom) Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.
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呢(ne)· particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
→身教胜于言教(shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiào)· teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)
→事实胜于雄辩(shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn)· Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
→一席话(yī xí huà)· the content of a conversation
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