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Words
Hanzi
食
古
不
化
【
shí
gǔ
bù
huà
】
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
汉语词典
Chinese definitions
食古不化
【
shí
gǔ
bù
huà
】
chéng
yǔ
成语
yī
wèi
一味
shǒu
jiù
守旧
ér
而
bù
zhī
不知
biàn
tōng
变通
Wiktionary
食
古
不
化
【
shí
gǔ
bù
huà
】
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
汉语词典
Chinese definitions
食古不化
【
shí
gǔ
bù
huà
】
chéng
yǔ
成语
yī
wèi
一味
shǒu
jiù
守旧
ér
而
bù
zhī
不知
biàn
tōng
变通
Wiktionary
食
HSK 2
1
含义
eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
拼音
shí
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古
HSK 3
2
含义
old, classic, ancient
拼音
gǔ
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不
HSK 1
1
含义
no, not; un-; negative prefix
拼音
bù
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化
HSK 3
3
含义
change, convert, reform; -ize
拼音
huà
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