Definition & Meaning

stop after gaining a little knowledge; be satisfied with a smattering of a subject; be satisfied with superficial knowledge

Word usage

qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

浅 尝 辄 止

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derogstop after gaining a little knowledge; be satisfied with a smattering of a subject; be satisfied with superficial knowledge
- qián xián jīn rén de zhù zuò měi měi tí jí dàn què wǎng wǎng qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  前贤今人的著作每每提及，但却往往浅尝辄止。
  Many scholar often mentioned, but often superficial.
synonym
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ蜻蜓点水 fú guāng lüè yǐng浮光掠影 bù qiú shèn jiě不求甚解
antonym
zhuī gēn jiū dǐ追根究底 xún gēn jiū dǐ寻根究底 zhuī běn sù yuán追本溯源 tuī běn sù yuán推本溯源 zhuī běn qióng yuán追本穷源

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"辄" cannot be written as "则".

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