走马观花 (走馬觀花)
zǒu mǎ guān huā
Pinyin

Definition

走马观花 (走馬觀花)
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zǒu mǎ guān huā
  1. lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing
  2. fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
  3. to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yān huā
  1. 1 fireworks
  2. 2 prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
Huā
  1. 1 surname Hua
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)
xuě huā
  1. 1 snowflake
wǔ huā ròu
  1. 1 pork belly
  2. 2 streaky pork

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
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

Sample Sentences

中国人跟着旅行团旅游,大多数都是走马观花。
Zhōngguórén gēn zhe lǚxíngtuán lǚyóu ,dàduōshù dōu shì zǒumǎguānhuā 。
The majority of Chinese people who travel with tour groups only take passing glances at the places they visit.
Go to Lesson 
走马观花
zǒumǎguānhuā
To give only a passing glance.
Go to Lesson 
没办法,只能走马观花了。哎,金门大桥,真漂亮!
méi bànfǎ ,zhǐnéng zǒumǎguānhuā le 。āi ,jīnmén dàqiáo ,zhēn piàoliang !
There's nothing I can do, we can only give it a quick once-over. Oh, look, the Golden Gate Bridge, it's so beautiful!