浅尝辄止

Traditional form:

淺嘗輒止

Pinyin (reading):

qiǎnchángzhézhǐ

Definitions:

• lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop

Characters:

• 浅 - shallow, superficial
• 尝 - to taste; to experience, to experiment with
• 辄 - often, readily; scattered; the weapon-rack of a chariot
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist

Traditional characters:

• 淺 - shallow, superficial
• 嘗 - to taste; to experience, to experiment with
• 輒 - often, readily; scattered; the weapon-rack of a chariot
• 止 - to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist