适可而止

Traditional: 適可而止

shì kě ér zhǐ

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop

What does 适可而止 mean?

适可而止 (shì kě ér zhǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop

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适kuòsee 李适[Li3 Kuo4]可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 而érand · as well as 止zhǐto stop · to prohibit

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适可而止

shì kě ér zhǐ

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