浅尝辄止

Traditional: 淺嘗輒止

qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

Dictionary entry

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

What does 浅尝辄止 mean?

浅尝辄止 (qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); (fig.) to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop

Character breakdown

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浅jiānsound of moving water 尝chángto taste; to try (food) · to experience 辄zhéthen · at once 止zhǐto stop · to prohibit

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浅尝辄止

qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

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