Definition & Meaning

cast only a passing glance at; give a hurried and cursory glance at

Word usage

zǒu mǎ guān huā

走 马 观 花

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derogcast only a passing glance at; give a hurried and cursory glance at
- wǒ men zhǐ yǒu liǎng zhōu de shí jiān yóu lǎn mǎ lái xī yà lián zǒu mǎ guān huā dōu lái bu jí
  我们只有两周的时间游览马来西亚，连走马观花都来不及。
  We had only two weeks to tour Malaysia, which was hardly enough time to scratch the surface.
- chī guò wǔ cān hòu wǒ zǒu mǎ guān huā de cān guān le lóng mén shí kū
  吃过午餐后，我走马观花地参观了龙门石窟。
  After lunch, I managed a brief visit to the Longmen Grottoes.
- qì chē zhǐ tíng le yī xiǎo shí wǒ men zhǐ néng zǒu mǎ guān huā de kàn fēng jǐng
  汽车只停了一小时，我们只能走马观花地看风景。
  Our bus stopped over for only an hour, so we could just snatch a transient glance of the landscape.
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 hú lún tūn zǎo囫囵吞枣 zǒu mǎ kàn huā走马看花 pǎo mǎ guān huā跑马观花
antonym
rù mù sān fēn入木三分 zhuī gēn jiū dǐ追根究底 biān pì rù lǐ鞭辟入里

Word usage

Note
"走马观花" is often used to modify "看", "参观", "观察" and verbs of this type.

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