一知半解
yī​zhī​bàn​jiě

superficial knowledge

  • created sense approved 一知半解 · yī​zhī​bàn​jiě · superficial knowledge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一知半解

    yī​zhī​bàn​jiě

    superficial knowledge

    (idiom) to have a limited understanding of something; half-baked or superficial knowledge; to know only a smattering

    yì​zhī​bàn​jiě

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · half 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to understand

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense