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Definition(s) for: 坐而论道

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
坐而论道 zuò ér lùn dào - to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 83,221 75,207

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zuò- surname Zuo
zuò- to sit
- to take a seat
- to take (a bus, airplane etc)
- to bear fruit
- variant of 座[zuo4]
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
lún- abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
lùn- opinion
- view
- theory
- doctrine
- to discuss
- to talk about
- to regard
- to consider
- per
- by the (kilometer, hour etc)
dào- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
- (bound form) way; reason; principle
- (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
- (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
- to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
- (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
- classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
- (old) circuit (administrative division)

Other Words Containing 坐而论道

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo