半通不通 in English ban4 tong1 bu4 tong1 Meaning

Meanings

• to not fully understand (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

ban4 tong1 bu4 tong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

半ban4half 通tong1to go through 不bu4(negative prefix) 通tong1to go through