"Superficial" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 漂浮 | piāo fú | to float / to hover / to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life) / to rove / showy / superficial |   |
| 皮毛 | pí máo | fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge | |
| 肤浅 | fū qiǎn | skin-deep / superficial / shallow | |
| 表象 | biǎo xiàng | outward appearance / superficial / (philosophy, psychology) representation / idea / (math.) representation | |
| 皮肉 | pí ròu | skin and flesh / superficial / physical (suffering) / bodily | |
| 浅薄 | qiǎn bó | superficial | |
| 粗浅 | cū qiǎn | shallow / superficial | |
| 不痛不痒 | bù tòng bù yǎng | lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory | |
| 不求甚解 | bù qiú shèn jiě | lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom) / only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding | |
| 浮浅 | fú qiǎn | skin-deep / superficial / shallow | |
| 鄙陋 | bǐ lòu | superficial / shallow | |
| 浮面 | fú miàn | surface (of a liquid) / superficial | |
| 浮 |  fú | to float / superficial / floating / unstable / movable / provisional / temporary / transient / impetuous / hollow / inflated / to exceed / superfluous / excessive / surplus | |
| 谫 | jiǎn | shallow / superficial | |
| 半间不界 | bàn gān bù gà | shallow / not thorough / superficial | |
| 浅学 | qiǎn xué | shallow study / superficial / scant knowledge | |
| 浅短 | qiǎn duǎn | narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill) / superficial | |
| 半桶水 | bàn tǒng shuǐ | (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited / superficial / half-baked / sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth) / dabbler | |
| 浮光掠影 | fú guāng lu:è yǐng | flickering light and passing shadows (idiom) / blurred scenery / cursory / superficial | |
| 蜻蜓点水 | qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ | lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly / superficial contact (idiom) | |
| 走马观花 | zǒu mǎ guān huā | lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information | |
| 表面文章 | biǎo miàn wén zhāng | superficial show / going through the motions | |
| 浅尝辄止 | qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ | lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop | |
| 万变不离其宗 | wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng | many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom) / plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose | |
| 由表及里 | yóu biǎo jí lǐ | to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance | |
| 略知皮毛 | lu:è zhī pí máo | slight knowledge of sth / superficial acquaintance with a subject / a smattering | |
| 走马看花 | zǒu mǎ kàn huā | lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information | |
| 表证 | biǎo zhèng | superficial syndrome / illness that has not attacked the vital organs of the human body | |
| 摆花架子 | bǎi huā jià zi | lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers / superficial display (idiom) | |
| 浮利 | fú lì | mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame | |
| 表面的 | biǎo miàn de | superficial / just for show | |
| 皮外伤 | pí wài shāng | superficial wound / a bruise | |
