点到即止
diǎn​dào​jí​zhǐ

to touch on something lightly

  • created sense approved 点到即止/點到即止 · diǎn​dào​jí​zhǐ · to touch on something lightly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    点到即止 / 點到即止

    diǎn​dào​jí​zhǐ

    to touch on something lightly

    To touch on a subject or perform an action and then stop immediately; to take care not to overdo something or go too far.

    点 (literal) → 点/點 · diǎn · to hint 到 (literal) → 到 · dào · to arrive 即 (literal) → 即 · jí · immediately 止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · to stop

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

    created sense