牛刀小试 niú dāo xiǎo shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1]

CHARACTERS

牛 niú
HSK 2
cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93
刀 dāo
HSK 4
knife; old coin; measure
小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant
试 shì
HSK 2
test, try, experiment