适可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to stop before going too far (idiom); to stop while one can
  2. don't overdo it
  3. stop while you're ahead

CHARACTERS

适 shì
HSK 4
go, reach; appropriate, suitable
可 kě
HSK 2
may, can, -able; possibly
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
止 zhǐ
HSK 4
stop, halt, desist; detain