淺嘗輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. to attempt half-heartedly
  3. content with a smattering of knowledge
  4. also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止

CHARACTERS

淺 qiǎn shallow, not deep; superficial
嘗 cháng taste; experience, experiment
輒 zhé sides of chariot where weapons
止 zhǐ
HSK 4
stop, halt, desist; detain