HomeDictionary言教言教Wordto give verbal instructionCopy wordyán jiàoyan2jiao4Hear itMeaningto give verbal instruction CC-CEDICTCharacters in 言教言yán教jiàoWords with 言教言教不如身教yán jiào bù rú shēn jiàoExplaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.Word身教胜于言教shēn jiào shèng yú yán jiàoteaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom)Word