浅尝辄止(qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ)

4 charactersTrad. 淺嘗輒止

(lit.) to stop after taking just a sip (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
Meaning
(lit.) to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); (fig.) to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
淺嘗輒止

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