适可而止

shì kě ér zhǐ

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1. (idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop

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适可而止

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 948070)

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Child Words of 适可而止

• 可 可 kě: can
• 止 止 zhǐ: to stop
• 而 而 ér: and
• 适 适 kuò: see 李适[lǐ kuò]
• 适 适 shì: to fit