Chinese Word: 博而不精 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything; jack-of-all-trades, master of none

1		zài 在 gōng sī 公司 yùn zuò 运作 fāng miàn 方面， tā men 他们 de 的 zhī shi 知识 bó ér bù jīng 博而不精。 They have a broad, but not always thorough, knowledge of their company's operations.
2		wèn 问： D zǒng shì 总是 “ bó ér bù jīng 博而不精 ” ， xiǎng 想 yào 要 zhuān jīng 专精 de 的 shí hou 时候 què 却 yòu 又 zǒng shì 总是 bèi 被 shuǎ 耍。 xīn 新 tiān fù 天赋 huì 会 gǎi biàn 改变 ma 吗？ Q. Druids were always a "jack of all trades, but master of none" and usually mocked when specializing. Will new talents change this?
3		“ shì fǒu 是否 zuò 做 bó ér bù jīng 博而不精 de 的 rén 人 ” zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 céng jīng 曾经 kùn rǎo 困扰 le 了 wǒ 我 hěn cháng 很长 yī duàn 一段 shí jiān 时间。 The "jack of all trades" question is something I' ve struggled with for a long time.

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