Chinese Idioms - Chengyu

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    literally to know one and understand half; a smattering of knowledge

    yī
    一
    zhī
    知
    bàn
    半
    jiě
    解
    一知半解
    yī zhī bàn jiě

    Different translations of this Chinese idiom or chengyu

    • literally to know one and understand half; a smattering of knowledge
    • dilettante
    • amateur

    Word by word translation of this Chinese idiom

    一
    yī
    one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
    知
    zhī
    to know / to be aware
    半
    bàn
    half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half
    解
    jiě
    to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection
    jiè
    to transport under guard
    xiè
    acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / surname Xie / variant of 懈[xiè] and 邂[xiè] (old)
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