一知半解
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge; dilettante; amateur
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- (idiom) lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
- dilettante
- amateur
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Related Words
略知一二(lüè zhī yī èr)— slight knowledge of sth
→一问三不知(yī wèn sān bù zhī)— lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
→好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇(hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng)— to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
→心领神悟(xīn lǐng shén wù)— to understand tacitly (idiom)
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