纸上 zhǐshàng on paper Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 纸上得来终觉浅,绝知此事要躬行。 zhǐshàng dé lái zhōng jué qiǎn, jué zhī cǐ shì yào gōngxíng. What is learned from books is always superficial; to understand something deeply, one must practice it personally. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary