一知半解

Traditional form:

一知半解

Pinyin (reading):

yīzhībànjiě

Definitions:

• (idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 半 - half; semi-, incomplete
• 解 - to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 半 - half; semi-, incomplete
• 解 - to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie