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lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview · not bothered with the details · superficial · content with shallow understanding

不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
b+ù·4th toneq+iú·2nd tonesh+èn·4th tonej+iě·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to swallow in one gulp (idiom) · (fig.) to accept without thinking · to lap up囫囵吞枣hú lún tūn zǎo(lit.) to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); (fig.) to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop浅尝辄止qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐto swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom) · to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject食古不化shí gǔ bù huàshallow study · superficial · scant knowledge浅学qiǎn xuélit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning · a far-fetched interpretation望文生义wàng wén shēng yì
Antonyms
get to the bottom of the matter · make a thorough investigation, of the antecedents and consequences · try to find out the chain of cause and effect · make a thorough inquiring into something穷原竟委qióng yuán jìng wěito bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording咬文嚼字yǎo wén jiáo zìget to the bottom of things · inquire deeply into · investigate (or probe) to the bottom · sift a matter to the bottom寻根究底xún gēn jiū dǐ
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