浅尝辄止 / 淺嘗輒止

qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ

Meaning

• to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) · (figuratively) to gain only a superficial knowledge of something and then stop

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Example sentences

• 对于酒他都是浅尝辄止。

  對於酒他都是淺嘗輒止。

  duì yú jiǔ tā dōu shì qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ。

  He only ever sipped wine in moderation.

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