zǒu
kàn
huā

idiom
common

Meaning of 走马看花

走马看花 means to look at flowers while riding a horse; to gain a superficial understanding through cursory observation; to skim over; to give something a once-over. Pronounced zǒu mǎ kàn huā.

  • to look at flowers while riding a horse; to gain a superficial understanding through cursory observation; to skim over; to give something a once-over

Definitions & Examples

duì
dāng
wén
huà
zhǐ
shì
zǒu
guān
huā
de
liǎo
jiě
le
xià
 

He only gained a superficial understanding of the local culture.

Yóu
shí
jiān
yǒu
xiàn
 
men
zhǐ
néng
zǒu
guān
huā
de
cān
guān
le
guǎn
 

Due to limited time, we could only tour the museum in a cursory manner.

Xué
néng
zǒu
guān
huā
 
shēn
zuān
yán
 

One cannot study in a superficial way; one must delve deeply into the subject.

Zhè
shěn
néng
zǒu
guān
huā
 
yào
chá
qīng
chu
měi
zhàng
 

This audit cannot be done perfunctorily; every account must be checked clearly.