to know is easy , but to do is difficult(zhī yì xíng nán)

to know is easy , but to do is difficult

It is easy to know, but difficult to do. Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ī y ì x í NGN á n, which means that it is easier to understand things, but more difficult to implement them. From the book of history.

Notes on Idioms

Know: know.

The origin of Idioms

In Shangshu Shuo Zhi Zhi, it is said that worshipping Jishou said: "it is difficult not to know, but to do." Kong Zhuan: "it is easy to know, but difficult to do."

Analysis of Idioms

It is not difficult to know, but difficult to do

Idiom usage

It seems easy to do but difficult to do. Now that this question is raised, Gai also knows that it is easy to do but difficult to do, so he has no choice but to speak in colloquial language, and he hopes that he will be able to cultivate a healthy person. Lu Xun's talk on the moon and the wind how do we educate children? 》"It is easy to know, but difficult to do" is a basic view in ancient Chinese epistemology. From the spring and Autumn period to the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, Wang Fuzhi's view has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Sun Yat Sen thought that "it is easy to know, but difficult to do" is a great harm to the cause of bourgeois revolution. Theoretically, it is easy for people to sit back and talk about their minds, and dare not or do not want to participate In practice, it is easy to make people despise the guiding role of theory in practice, and even give up believing in revolutionary theory.

Chinese PinYin : zhī yì xíng nán