"Superficial" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 piāo fú to float / to hover / to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life) / to rove / showy / superficial
 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge
 fū qiǎn skin-deep / superficial / shallow
 biǎo xiàng outward appearance / superficial / (philosophy, psychology) representation / idea / (math.) representation
 pí ròu skin and flesh / superficial / physical (suffering) / bodily
 qiǎn bó superficial
 cū qiǎn shallow / superficial
 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory
 bù qiú shèn jiě lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom) / only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding
 fú qiǎn skin-deep / superficial / shallow
 bǐ lòu superficial / shallow
 fú miàn surface (of a liquid) / superficial
 fú to float / superficial / floating / unstable / movable / provisional / temporary / transient / impetuous / hollow / inflated / to exceed / superfluous / excessive / surplus
 jiǎn shallow / superficial
 bàn gān bù gà shallow / not thorough / superficial
 qiǎn xué shallow study / superficial / scant knowledge
 qiǎn duǎn narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill) / superficial
 bàn tǒng shuǐ (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited / superficial / half-baked / sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth) / dabbler
 fú guāng lu:è yǐng flickering light and passing shadows (idiom) / blurred scenery / cursory / superficial
 qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly / superficial contact (idiom)
 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
 biǎo miàn wén zhāng superficial show / going through the motions
 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
 wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom) / plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
 yóu biǎo jí lǐ to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
 lu:è zhī pí máo slight knowledge of sth / superficial acquaintance with a subject / a smattering
 zǒu mǎ kàn huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
 biǎo zhèng superficial syndrome / illness that has not attacked the vital organs of the human body
 bǎi huā jià zi lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers / superficial display (idiom)
 fú lì mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame
 biǎo miàn de superficial / just for show
 pí wài shāng superficial wound / a bruise
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