生吞活剥 (shēng tūn huó bāo) — to accept something uncritically; to swallow whole (without understanding or adapting)
Definition
A vivid image: 'swallow raw, skin alive' — means accepting ideas whole without chewing them over, i.e. uncritically. Used for rote learning or copying others' views without thinking.
idiom
to accept something uncriticallyto swallow whole (without understanding or adapting)
Examples
- 生吞活剥，。Xué xí xīn zhī shi bù néng shēng tūn huó bāo, yào shēn rù lǐ jiě.When learning new knowledge, you can't just swallow it whole — you need to understand it deeply.
- 生吞活剥，。Tā xiě lùn wén shí shēng tūn huó bāo bié rén de guān diǎn, wán quán méi yǒu zì jǐ de sī kǎo.When writing his thesis, he uncritically accepted others' viewpoints without any original thought.
- 生吞活剥，。Zhè zhǒng shēng tūn huó bāo de xué xí fāng fǎ, kǎo shì yí guò jiù quán wàng le.This kind of rote, uncritical learning method — once the exam is over, you forget everything.
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