浅尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 55693rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2. to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3. content with a smattering of knowledge
  4. 4. also written 淺嘗輒止qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

Characters

Character Meaning
浅 qiǎn HSK 5
shallow; light (color); sound of moving water
尝 cháng HSK 4
to taste; to try; to experience
辄 zhé
variant of 輒zhé; then; at once
止 zhǐ HSK 4
to stop; until; to prohibit