囫囵吞枣

Traditional (Taiwan): 囫圇吞棗

húlúntūnzǎo ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄗㄠˇ

    • to swallow in one gulp (idiom)
    • to accept without thinking

      fig.

    • to lap up

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

囫囵吞枣 is about studying without really understanding. 生吞活剥 is about mechanically imitating or applying others' ideas without adapting them.

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