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学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆

xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài

13-character word Traditional 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆

What 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 means

1. To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)

The characters in 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆

• 学xuéto learn; to study; to imitate
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 思sīto think; to consider
• 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then…
• 罔wǎngto deceive; there is none; old variant of 网
• 思sīto think; to consider
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 学xuéto learn; to study; to imitate
• 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then…
• 殆dài(literary) dangerous; perilous; (literary) almost; well-nigh