涉猎

涉獵

shèliè

verb #36,212

Meanings

1 to dabble in
2 to read cursorily / skim
3 to have some acquaintance with (a field)

Characters

to wade / cover (a topic)

Examples

他涉猎广泛,从历史到天文都懂一点。

Tā shèliè guǎngfàn, cóng lìshǐ dào tiānwén dōu dǒng yīdiǎn.

He dabbles widely — he knows a bit of everything from history to astronomy.

我对哲学只是略有涉猎。

Wǒ duì zhéxué zhǐshì lüè yǒu shèliè.

I've only dipped into philosophy a little.

Tips

memory

Literally 'wade across (涉) and hunt (猎)' — picture a hunter wading through a field, picking off easy game without committing to one quarry. The image captures the modern sense: lots of breadth, not much depth. Common collocation: 略有涉猎 lüè yǒu shèliè ('I've only dabbled').

Stroke Order

涉 shè

猎 liè