说千道万，不如一干說千道萬，不如一乾説千道萬，不如一乾

say a thousand things, say ten thousand, it's better to do it once

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: No amount of talk beats actually doing. Approving of action. Close to "actions speak louder than words".

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Simplified: 说千道万，不如一干
Traditional (Taiwan): 說千道萬，不如一乾
Traditional (Hong Kong): 説千道萬，不如一乾
Pinyin: shuōqiāndàowàn, bùrú yì gān
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄛㄑㄧㄢㄉㄠˋ ㄨㄢˋ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄍㄢ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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