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下马看花 — “To stop and thoroughly investigate a situation”

下马看花 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stop and thoroughly investigate a situation”. To delve deeply into reality for a comprehensive understanding. Literally, “Dismount to view flowers”.

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下马看花 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 下xià
  • 马mǎ
  • 看kàn
  • 花huā

下马看花 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
看
kàn9look, see, watch, visit, guard
花
huā8Flower, spend, colorful, blurry

Example Sentence with 下马看花

为了确保方案的可行性,项目经理要求团队成员们下马看花,到实地进行深入调研。
To ensure the feasibility of the plan, the project manager asked the team members to delve into the actual situation and conduct thorough field investigations.

Idioms Related to 下马看花

Synonyms of 下马看花

  • jiǎo脚tà踏shí实dì地be down-to-earth and practical

Antonyms of 下马看花

  • qīng蜻tíng蜓diǎn点shuǐ水to do things superficially
  • zǒu走mǎ马guān观huā花to give a quick glance

More idioms starting with 下

  • xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
  • xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
  • xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
  • xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
  • xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
  • xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
  • xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
  • xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
  • xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
  • xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
  • xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
  • xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above

Questions about 下马看花

What does 下马看花 mean?
下马看花 (xià mǎ kàn huā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stop and thoroughly investigate a situation”.
How do you pronounce 下马看花?
下马看花 is pronounced xià mǎ kàn huā in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下马看花 literally mean?
Literally, 下马看花 means “Dismount to view flowers”. It is used to mean “to stop and thoroughly investigate a situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 下马看花?
比喻停下来,深入实际,认真调查研究。
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