一知半解 in English yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to know one and understand half (idiomatic expression); a smattering of knowledge
  • dilettante
  • amateur

Simplified Characters

一 知 半 解

Traditional Characters

一 知 半 解

Pinyin

yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 知zhi1to know 半ban4half 解jie3surname Xie