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一知半解

一知半解

Chinese

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one; 1; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)

!to know; to be aware

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half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

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to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort

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Idiom

一知半解

  1. to sort of understand; to only halfway understand; to be unsure of the meaning (of a word or phrase)