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Definition(s) for: 不求甚解

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě - lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
- not bothered with the details
- superficial
- content with shallow understanding

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 84,408 65,244

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
qiú- to seek
- to look for
- to request
- to demand
- to beseech
shén- variant of 什[shen2]
shèn- excessive; undue
- to exceed; to be more than
- very; extremely
- (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. [shen2])
xiè- surname Xie
jiě- to divide
- to break up
- to split
- to separate
- to dissolve
- to solve
- to melt
- to remove
- to untie
- to loosen
- to open
- to emancipate
- to explain
- to understand
- to know
- a solution
- a dissection
jiè- to transport under guard
xiè- acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
- variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

Other Words Containing 不求甚解

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo