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以虚带实

yǐ xū dài shí

4-character word Traditional 以虛帶實

What 以虚带实 means

1. idiomto use the abstract to guide the concrete

The characters in 以虚带实

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 虚xūemptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles
• 带dàiband; belt; girdle
• 实shíreal; true; honest

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