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学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆

xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài

Definitions

  1. 1. To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)

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Child Words of 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆

不
bù

no; not so

则
zé

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

学
xué

to learn

而
ér

and

思
sī

to think

殆
dài

(literary) dangerous; perilous