xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài
Traditional: 學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 (xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài) is a Chinese word meaning “To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)”.
Meanings
- 1To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
Characters in 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆
学xué · to learn而ér · and不bù · no; not so思sī · to think则zé · (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then罔wǎng · to deceive思sī · to think而ér · and不bù · no; not so学xué · to learn则zé · (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then殆dài · (literary) dangerous; perilous