一知半解

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Chinese

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one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to know; to be aware
half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
to loosen; to untie; to explain
to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort
 
trad. (一知半解)
simp. #(一知半解)

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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一知半解

  1. to sort of understand; to only halfway understand; to be unsure of the meaning (of a word or phrase)

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