走马看花 ride past and view flowers
Explanation
原指骑马快速观赏路旁盛开的鲜花，比喻粗略地观察事物，缺乏深入了解。
Originally referred to riding a horse and quickly admiring the blooming flowers along the roadside, now it is used to describe a cursory observation of things, which lacks deep understanding.
Origin Story
话说古代有个叫贵良的跛脚男子，一心想娶个貌美如花的妻子。同时，有个鼻子略有缺陷的姑娘叶青，也渴望拥有英俊潇洒的夫婿。两人都请媒婆华汉牵线搭桥。华汉灵机一动，决定在一次相亲中让他们巧妙地“走马看花”。相亲那天，贵良骑着高头大马，叶青则手持一束鲜花，两人在花园中相遇。贵良英俊潇洒的仪表，加上骑马的英姿，让叶青一见倾心。而叶青手持鲜花，姿态优雅，也让贵良对她一见钟情。就这样，两人在“走马看花”的相遇中，成就了一段佳话。
Once upon a time, there was a lame man named Guiliang who wanted to marry a beautiful woman. Meanwhile, a girl named Ye Qing, with a slight defect in her nose, longed for a handsome husband. Both sought the help of a matchmaker, Hua Han. Hua Han had an idea and decided to let them have a subtle “walk and see flowers” encounter at a blind date. On that day, Guiliang rode a tall horse and Ye Qing held a bouquet of flowers. They met in a garden. Guiliang's handsome appearance and elegant riding skills captivated Ye Qing at first sight. Ye Qing's grace with the flowers also made Guiliang fall in love with her at first sight. Thus, their “walk and see flowers” encounter resulted in a beautiful love story.
Usage
形容对事物粗略地观察，不深入了解。
Describes a cursory observation of things, without going into depth.
Examples
-
他只是走马看花地浏览了一下资料，并没有仔细研究。
ta zhishi zouma kanhua de liulan le yixia ziliao, bing meiyou zixi yanjiu
He just browsed the information superficially, without carefully studying it.
-
这次旅行，我们只是走马看花地参观了一些景点，下次还要再来。
zheci luxing, women zhishi zouma kanhua de canguan le yixie jingdian, xia ci hai yao zai lai
On this trip, we only visited some attractions superficially, we have to come again next time