empty talk; lip service; shouting slogans
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to engage in empty talk; to make lip service; to shout slogans without action
neutralUsed to criticize someone for talking a lot about doing something but never actually taking practical steps to achieve it.
Guāng光
kōng空
hǎn喊
kǒu口
hào号
shì是
jiě解
jué决
bù不
liǎo了
shí实
jì际
wèn问
tí题
de的
。
Merely shouting slogans won't solve practical problems.
Yǔ与
qí其
kōng空
hǎn喊
huán环
bǎo保
，
bù不
rú如
cóng从
lā垃
jī圾
fēn分
lèi类
zuò做
qǐ起
。
Instead of just paying lip service to environmental protection, we should start with waste sorting.
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Lǐng领
dǎo导
pī批
píng评
le了
nà那
xiē些
zhǐ只
huì会
kōng空
hǎn喊
bù不
gàn干
shí实
shì事
de的
gàn干
bù部
。
The leader criticized those cadres who only engage in empty talk and don't do practical work.