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Definition(s) for: 浅尝辄止

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
浅尝辄止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ - lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop

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
- - 56,381 66,066 48,168

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiān- sound of moving water
qiǎn- shallow
- light (color)
cháng- to taste; to try (food)
- to experience
- (literary) ever; once
cháng- to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗|尝[chang2])
cháng- old variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]
zhé- then
- at once
- always
- (archaic) luggage rack on a chariot
zhé- variant of 輒|辄[zhe2]
zhǐ- to stop
- to prohibit
- until
- only

Other Words Containing 浅尝辄止

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
浅尝辄止 - - 56,381 66,066 48,168