事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
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1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
付诸实施
fù zhū shí shī
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1 to put into practice
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2 to carry out (idiom)
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
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1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以虚带实
yǐ xū dài shí
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1 to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
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1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
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1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
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2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
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1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
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2 (any number of possible translations)
勤俭朴实
qín jiǎn pǔ shí
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1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
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1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
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1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
句句实话
jù jù shí huà
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1 to speak honestly (idiom)
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
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1 the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
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2 Reality does not live up to the name.
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3 Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
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1 the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
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1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
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1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
实事求是
shí shì qiú shì
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1 to seek truth from facts (idiom)
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2 to be practical and realistic
实属不易
shí shǔ bù yì
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1 really not easy (idiom)
实至名归
shí zhì míng guī
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1 fame follows merit (idiom)
征名责实
zhēng míng zé shí
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1 to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value