适可而止

適可而止

shìkě'érzhǐ

idiom #15,157

Meanings

HSK 2

喝酒要适可而止。

Hējiǔ yào shìkě'érzhǐ.

You should know when to stop drinking.

HSK 4

开玩笑适可而止，别太过分了。

Kāiwánxiào shìkě'érzhǐ, bié tài guòfèn le.

Joke around in moderation, don't go too far.

usage

Often used as advice or a warning to someone who is overdoing something. Can follow 要 as a suggestion or stand alone as a comment.

grammar

This is a four-character idiom typically used as a predicate or adverbial. It cannot take an object.

适 shì

可 kě

而 ér

止 zhǐ