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适可而止

shì kě ér zhǐ

4-character word Traditional 適可而止

What 适可而止 means

1. idiomto refrain from going too far; to know when to stop

The characters in 适可而止

• 适shìto fit; suitable; proper
• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 止zhǐto stop; to prohibit; until

Example sentences

• 适可而止
  Shìkě'érzhǐ
  Quit while you're ahead.