似懂非懂
sì​dǒng​fēi​dǒng

to half-understand

  • created sense approved 似懂非懂 · sì​dǒng​fēi​dǒng · to half-understand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    似懂非懂

    sì​dǒng​fēi​dǒng

    to half-understand

    to not fully understand; to seem to understand but not actually grasp the meaning

    似 (literal) → 似 · sì · to seem 懂 (literal) → 懂 · dǒng · to understand 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · not be 懂 (literal) → 懂 · dǒng · to understand

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    created sense