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纸上谈兵 (zhǐ shàng tán bīng): Armchair strategy — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
纸 • zhǐ • paper • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zhǐ
纸
paper
上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shàng
上
up; above
谈 • tán • talk • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
tán
谈
talk
兵 • bīng • soldier, military • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
bīng
兵
soldier, military
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 纸上谈兵.
Words with
纸
报纸
bào zhǐ
newspaper
纸巾
zhǐ jīn
tissue; paper towel; napkin
图纸
tú zhǐ
Blueprint / drawing
纸币
zhǐ bì
banknote
锡纸
xī zhǐ
tin foil
墙纸
qiáng zhǐ
wallpaper
壁纸
bì zhǐ
wallpaper
废纸
fèi zhǐ
waste paper; scrap paper
Words with
上
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
上课
shàng kè
to go to class
上去
shàng qu
to go up
Words with
谈
谈判
tán pàn
negotiations; talks
谈话
tán huà
to talk (with sb)
交谈
jiāo tán
to discuss; to converse
洽谈
qià tán
make arrangements with; talk over with
Words with
兵
士兵
shì bīng
private; rank-and-file soldier
官兵
guān bīng
Officers and soldiers
伞兵
sǎn bīng
paratrooper
兵力
bīng lì
military strength; troops
上来
shàng lai
to come up
上班
shàng bān
start work
上面
shàng miàn
on top of
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
访谈
fǎng tán
to visit and discuss
谈论
tán lùn
to discuss; to talk about
侃侃而谈
kǎn kǎn ér tán
to speak frankly with assurance
会谈
huì tán
Talks
兵器
bīng qì
weapon; arms
兵团
bīng tuán
army corps, regiment
兵役
bīng yì
military service
兵戎
bīng róng
weapons; armed conflict
4.
How to Use 纸上谈兵 in Sentences
Idiom + Noun
with
人
zhǐ
纸
shàng
上
tán
谈
bīng
兵
de
的
rén
人
neutral
an armchair strategist
Adverb + Idiom
with
只会
zhǐ
只
huì
会
zhǐ
纸
shàng
上
tán
谈
bīng
兵
Adjective + Idiom
with
脱离实际
tuō
脱
lí
离
shí
实
jì
际
de
的
zhǐ
纸
shàng
上
Verb + Idiom
with
避免
bì
避
miǎn
免
zhǐ
纸
shàng
上
tán
谈
bīng
兵
5.
Example Sentences with 纸上谈兵
tā
他
zhǐ
只
huì
会
zài
在
zhǐ
纸
shàng
上
tán
neutral
only know armchair strategy
tán
谈
bīng
兵
formal
Written
impractical armchair strategy
formal
avoid empty theorizing
谈
bīng
兵
,
bú
不
huì
会
zhēn
真
de
的
zuò
做
。
He only knows how to talk about things on paper, but won't actually do them.
tā
他
de
的
fāng
方
àn
案
tīng
听
qǐ
起
lái
来
wán
完
měi
美
,
dàn
但
zhōng
终
jiū
究
shì
是
zhǐ
纸
shàng
上
tán
谈
bīng
兵
,
quē
缺
fá
乏
kě
可
xíng
行
xìng
性
。
His plan sounds perfect, but it's ultimately just armchair strategy, lacking feasibility.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
jué
觉
de
得
,
tuō
脱
lí
离
shí
实
jì
际
de
的
tǎo
讨
lùn
论
bú
不
guò
过
shì
是
zhǐ
纸
shàng
上
tán
谈
bīng
兵
ma
吗
?
Don't you think that discussions detached from reality are merely armchair strategy?
wǒ
我
men
们
jué
绝
bù
不
néng
能
zhǐ
纸
shàng
上
tán
谈
bīng
兵
,
bì
必
xū
须
lì
立
kè
刻
cǎi
采
qǔ
取
xíng
行
dòng
动
yìng
应
duì
对
wēi
危
jī
机
。
We absolutely cannot engage in armchair strategy; we must take immediate action to address the crisis.
zài
在
péng
朋
yǒu
友
jù
聚
huì
会
shàng
上
,
tā
他
zǒng
总
ài
爱
zhǐ
纸
shàng
上
tán
谈
bīng
兵
,
què
却
cóng
从
wèi
未
zhēn
真
zhèng
正
chuàng
创
yè
业
。
At friend gatherings, he always loves to engage in armchair strategy but has never actually started a business.