適可而止
shì​kě'ér​zhǐ

to know when to stop

  • created sense approved 适可而止/適可而止 · shì​kě'ér​zhǐ · to know when to stop — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    适可而止 / 適可而止

    shì​kě'ér​zhǐ

    to know when to stop

    (idiom) to stop at the right moment; to refrain from going too far or overdoing something; to do things in moderation

    适 (literal) → 适/適 · shì · to fit 可 (literal) → 可 · kě · to suit 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · to stop

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

    created sense