swallow whole; copy mechanically; uncritical acceptance
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to swallow whole; to accept uncritically; to copy mechanically without understanding
Metaphorical expression describing the unthinking adoption of ideas or methods from others without proper digestion or adaptation. Often carries a negative connotation.
Xué学
xí习
wài外
guó国
jīng经
yàn验
bù不
néng能
shēng生
tūn吞
huó活
bō剥
，
yào要
jié结
hé合
běn本
guó国
shí实
jì际
。
We cannot swallow foreign experiences whole; we must integrate them with our actual national conditions.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
nèi内
róng容
zhǐ只
shì是
shēng生
tūn吞
huó活
bō剥
de地
jì记
zhù住
le了
yī一
xiē些
gài概
niàn念
，
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
zhēn真
zhèng正
lǐ理
jiě解
。
He merely memorized some concepts from the book mechanically without truly understanding them.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
shēng生
tūn吞
huó活
bō剥
de的
zhào照
bān搬
fāng方
shì式
，
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
shī失
wù误
。
This method of unthinking imitation led to serious mistakes.