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have a superficial understanding; gain a shallow understanding from a fleeting glance

zǒu mǎ kàn huā

走 马 看 花

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deroghave a superficial understanding; gain a shallow understanding from a fleeting glance
- tā xī wàng néng gòu zǒu de kuài yī diǎn zòng shǐ yǒu diǎn zǒu mǎ kàn huā yě bà
  他希望能够走得快一点，纵使有点走马看花也罢。
  He longs for it to be quicker, even if more superficial.
- qù ōu zhōu gè dì zuò zǒu mǎ kàn huā de guān guāng
  去欧洲各地做走马看花的观光
  go on a whistle-stop tour of Europe
synonym
zǒu mǎ guān huā走马观花 qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ蜻蜓点水 fú guāng lüè yǐng浮光掠影
antonym
zhuī gēn jiū dǐ追根究底 zhuī běn sù yuán追本溯源 xì xīn yín wèi细心吟味

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