下马看花
xià​mǎ​kàn​huā

to conduct field research

  • created reference approved 下马看花/下馬看花 → 走马观花/走馬觀花 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下马看花 / 下馬看花 xià​mǎ​kàn​huā

    走马观花 / 走馬觀花 zǒu​mǎ​guān​huā

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 下马看花/下馬看花 · xià​mǎ​kàn​huā · to conduct field research — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下马看花 / 下馬看花

    xià​mǎ​kàn​huā

    to conduct field research

    To stay in a place and conduct deep, careful investigation; used especially for officials or intellectuals going to work in the countryside or factories to gain practical experience. Contrast with [[走马观花|走馬觀花|zou3 ma3 guan1 hua1]].

    下马 (literal) → 下马/下馬 · xià​mǎ · to dismount 看 (literal) → 看 · kàn · to see 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · flower

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense