空谈

空談

kōngtán

noun #22,485

Meanings

Guāng kào kōngtán jiějué bu liǎo wèntí, yào fùzhū xíngdòng.

Empty talk alone can't solve problems — you need to take action.

Tā de jìhuà bùguò shì kōngtán, cónglái méiyǒu luòshí guò.

His plans are nothing but empty talk; they've never been carried out.

usage

空谈 can be used as both noun and verb. A common pairing: 空谈误国，实干兴邦 — 'Empty talk harms the nation, hard work builds it.'

空 kōng

谈 tán