适可而止

適可而止

shìkěérzhǐ

idiom #15,157

Meanings

Hē jiǔ yào shìkěérzhǐ.

You should know when to stop drinking.

Kāi wánxiào shìkěérzhǐ, 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 (yào) as a suggestion or stand alone as a comment.

grammar

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

适 shì

可 kě

而 ér

止 zhǐ