不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
Pinyin

Definition

不求甚解
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bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. not bothered with the details
  3. superficial
  4. content with shallow understanding

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不利
bù lì
  1. 1 unfavorable
  2. 2 disadvantageous
  3. 3 harmful
  4. 4 detrimental

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

原形毕露了吧，嗨，福布斯榜上有名又怎么样呢，没文化真可怕。知识是要内化的，现在可好，都成了快餐式文化，不求甚解。
yuánxíngbìlù le ba ，hāi ，fúbùsī bǎng shàng yǒumíng yòu zěnmeyàng ne ，méi wénhuà zhēn kěpà 。zhīshi shì yào nèihuà de ，xiànzài kě hǎo ，dōu chéng le kuàicān shì wénhuà ，bùqiúshènjiě 。
Ah, and so your true colors are emerging. Hmph, what's so great about being listed in the Forbes list. Without culture it would be really horrific. Knowledge needs to be internalized. Nowadays isn't it just great, we've almost all bought into fast-food style cultural consumption, without any attempt at a deeper understanding.
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