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一知半解

yī zhī bàn jiě

4-character word

What 一知半解 means

1. idiomto have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth

The characters in 一知半解

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete
• 解jiěto divide; to break up; to split

Example sentences

• 一知半解很危险。
  Yīzhībànjiě hěn wēixiǎn.
  A little learning is a dangerous thing.

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