学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆

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

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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 不 bù: no; not so
• 则 则 zé: (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
• 学 学 xué: to learn
• 而 而 ér: and
• 思 思 sī: to think
• 殆 殆 dài: (literary) dangerous; perilous