- lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
- dilettante
- amateur
Characters
- 一 (一): one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 知 (知): to know; to be aware
- 半 (半): half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
- 解 (解): surname Xie
Resources
- Wiktionary: 一知半解
- MDBG: 一知半解
- Examples with 一知半解 on Tatoeba
Examples
一知半解很危險。