zhī yì xíng nándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom) / easier said than done
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Original source entry:

知易行難 知易行难 [zhi1 yi4 xing2 nan2] /easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)/easier said than done/

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