走马看花
zǒu mǎ kàn huā
Pinyin

Definition

走马看花
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zǒu mǎ kàn huā
  1. lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
  2. to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好看
hǎo kàn
  1. 1 good-looking
  2. 2 nice-looking
  3. 3 good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
  4. 4 embarrassed
  5. 5 humiliated
查看
chá kàn
  1. 1 to look over
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to check up
  4. 4 to ferret out
看
kān
  1. 1 to look after
  2. 2 to take care of
  3. 3 to watch
  4. 4 to guard
看看
kàn kan
  1. 1 to take a look at
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to survey
  4. 4 (coll.) pretty soon
花
Huā
  1. 1 surname Hua
走
zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
  2. 2 to go
  3. 3 to run
  4. 4 to move (of vehicle)
  5. 5 to visit
  6. 6 to leave
  7. 7 to go away
  8. 8 to die (euph.)
  9. 9 from
  10. 10 through
  11. 11 away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu])
  12. 12 to change (shape, form, meaning)
印花
yìn huā
  1. 1 tax stamp
带走
dài zǒu
  1. 1 to carry
  2. 2 to take away
拿走
ná zǒu
  1. 1 to take away
抢走
qiǎng zǒu
  1. 1 to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
桃花
táo huā
  1. 1 peach blossom
  2. 2 (fig.) love affair
桃花运
táo huā yùn
  1. 1 luck with the ladies
  2. 2 a romance
  3. 3 good luck
梅花
méi huā
  1. 1 plum blossom
  2. 2 clubs ♣ (a suit in card games)
  3. 3 wintersweet (dialect)
棉花糖
mián huā táng
  1. 1 cotton candy
  2. 2 candyfloss
  3. 3 marshmallow
烟花
yān huā
  1. 1 fireworks
  2. 2 prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
爆米花
bào mǐ huā
  1. 1 puffed rice
  2. 2 popcorn
玫瑰花
méi guī huā
  1. 1 rose
看上
kàn shàng
  1. 1 to look upon
  2. 2 to take a fancy to
  3. 3 to fall for
看上去
kàn shang qu
  1. 1 it would appear
  2. 2 it seems (that)
看中
kàn zhòng
  1. 1 to have a preference for
  2. 2 to fancy
  3. 3 to choose after consideration
  4. 4 to settle on

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
  1. 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
  1. 1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
  1. 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2 not content with what one already has
  3. 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
  1. 1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extravagant embellishments
  3. 3 hype
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
  1. 1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
  1. 1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
奔走相告
bēn zǒu xiāng gào
  1. 1 to spread the news (idiom)
如花似玉
rú huā sì yù
  1. 1 delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a woman) exquisite
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
  1. 1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to frequent brothels
  3. 3 to sow one's wild oats
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
  1. 1 to burst with joy (idiom)
  2. 2 to be over the moon
  3. 3 to be elated
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats

Sample Sentences

今天时间不够，我们只好走马看花。
jīntiān shíjiān bùgòu ，wǒmen zhǐhǎo zǒumǎkànhuā 。
We don’t have enough time today. We can only rush through sightseeing.
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走马看花
zǒumǎkànhuā
Lit: To see flowers on the running horse. Fig: To rush through seeing something.
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你这样走马看花，能看到什么？
nǐ zhèyàng zǒumǎkànhuā ，néng kàndào shénme ？
What can you see while rushing through sightseeing?
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我去过欧洲，但只是走马看花。
wǒ qù guò Ōuzhōu ，dàn zhǐshì zǒumǎkànhuā 。
I have been to Europe, but only rushed through things.
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