HSK 7-9
纸上谈兵
zhǐshàng-tánbīngMeaning
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing
Stroke order
Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing