shì kě ér zhǐ

Traditional: 適可而止

适可而止 (shì kě ér zhǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop

Characters in 适可而止

适shì · to fit可kě · (prefix) can; may; able to; -able而ér · and止zhǐ · to stop

Related words

可以can可(prefix) can; may; able to; -able可used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可能might (happen)而and而且(not only ...) but also可是but; however可爱adorable而已that's all阻止to prevent可怜pitiful可怕awful

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