shù'ér​bù​zuò

to transmit rather than create

  1. to follow
    (literary) to follow or adhere to an established rule or tradition; to carry on the work of one's predecessors.
  2. ér conjunction
    but
    Used to connect ideas that contrast or conflict; yet; but; on the other hand
  3. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. to write
    to write; to compose; to create a literary or artistic work