似懂非懂
sì​dǒng​fēi​dǒng

to half-understand

  1. 似 sì adverb
    to seem
    to appear; to seem as if
  2. 懂 dǒng verb
    to understand
    to understand; to comprehend; to know; often used as a result after verbs like 听 tīng or 看 kàn to show that information was successfully processed
  3. 非 fēi verb
    not be
    to not be; to not belong to; equivalent to 是 shì in its negative form
  4. 懂 dǒng verb
    to understand
    to understand; to comprehend; to know; often used as a result after verbs like 听 tīng or 看 kàn to show that information was successfully processed