浅尝
浅尝淺嘗 qiǎn cháng ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ cin2 soeng4
- to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink)
- (fig.) to dabble in; to flirt with (a topic)
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More words with these characters
浅
- 搁浅擱淺 gē qiǎn ㄍㄜ ㄑㄧㄢˇ gok3 cin2 to be stranded (of ship)
- 深浅深淺 shēn qiǎn ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˇ sam1 cin2 deep or shallow
- 浅薄淺薄 qiǎn bó ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ cin2 bok6 superficial
- 浅显淺顯 qiǎn xiǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ cin2 hin2 (of written or spoken material) easy to understand; accessible
- 肤浅膚淺 fū qiǎn ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧㄢˇ fu1 cin2 superficial; shallow
- 浮浅浮淺 fú qiǎn ㄈㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ fau4 cin2 skin-deep; superficial; shallow
尝
- 品尝品嚐 pǐn cháng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄤˊ to have a taste of; to sample
- 尝试嘗試 cháng shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ soeng4 si3 to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
- 何尝何嘗 hé cháng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄤˊ ho4 soeng4 (rhetorical question) when?
- 品尝品嘗 pǐn cháng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄔㄤˊ ban2 soeng4 variant of 品嚐|品尝[pin3 chang2]
- 尝粪嘗糞 cháng fèn ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄣˋ soeng4 fan3 to taste a patient's excrement (a form of medical examination, seen as an act of loyalty or filial piety)
- 尝鲜嘗鮮 cháng xiān ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄢ soeng4 sin1 to taste (fresh food or a delicacy)
Idioms with these characters
- 才疏学浅才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ coi4 so1 hok6 cin2 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
- 害人不浅害人不淺 hài rén bù qiǎn ㄏㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˇ hoi6 jan4 bat1 cin2 (idiom) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm
- 交浅言深交淺言深 jiāo qiǎn yán shēn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ gaau1 cin2 jin4 sam1 (idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers
- 浅尝辄止淺嘗輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ cin2 soeng4 zip3 zi2 lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
- 浅显易懂淺顯易懂 qiǎn xiǎn yì dǒng ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ cin2 hin2 ji6 dung2 (idiom) easy to understand
- 备尝辛苦備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 san1 fu2 (idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
- 尝尽心酸嘗盡心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢ soeng4 zeon6 sam1 syun1 to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
- 浅尝辄止淺嘗輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄓˇ cin2 soeng4 zip3 zi2 lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
- 未尝不可未嘗不可 wèi cháng bù kě ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ mei6 soeng4 bat1 ho2 (idiom) acceptable; fine; okay
- 卧薪尝胆臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2 lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)