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浅尝
淺嚐
qiǎncháng
1. dilettante
2. amateur
3. to dabble in
4. to flirt with (a topic)

Character Breakdown

浅
qiǎn
shallow, superficial
HSK 5 8 丶
尝
cháng
to taste; to experience, to experiment with
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (4)

浅尝者
qiǎnchángzhě
dilettante
浅尝者
qiǎnchángzhě
dilettante
浅尝辄止
qiǎnchángzhézhǐ
to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
浅尝辄止
qiǎnchángzhézhǐ
to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into

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浅尝
qiǎncháng
dilettante / amateur / to dabble in / to flirt with (a topic)

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