Chinese word dictionary

浅尝辄止

qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ · lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop

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Word information

Simplified浅尝辄止

Traditional淺嘗輒止

Pinyinqiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

浅qiǎn

shallow, superficial

尝cháng

to taste; to experience, to experiment with

辄zhé

often, readily; scattered; the weapon-rack of a chariot

止zhǐ

to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

How to learn 浅尝辄止

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Words with the same characters

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尝cháng

old variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]); to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once

禁止jìnzhǐ

to prohibit; to forbid; to ban

停止tíngzhǐ

to stop; to halt; to cease

尝试chángshì

to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4]

防止fángzhǐ

to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions

浅qiǎn

shallow; light (color)