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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 一知半解
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 一知半解 | yī zhī - bàn jiě | - (idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 35,687 | 47,750 | 43,107 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | - 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 | zhī | - to know - to be aware |
| 半 | bàn | - half - semi- - incomplete - (after a number) and a half |
| 解 | xiè | - surname Xie |
| 解 | jiě | - to divide - to break up - to split - to separate - to dissolve - to solve - to melt - to remove - to untie - to loosen - to open - to emancipate - to explain - to understand - to know - a solution - a dissection |
| 解 | jiè | - to transport under guard |
| 解 | xiè | - acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) - variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old) |
Other Words Containing 一知半解
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 一知半解 | - | - | 35,687 | 47,750 | 43,107 |