Chinese Word: 似懂非懂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to not really understand; to half-understand

1		hái zi 孩子 sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂 de 的 diǎn 点 le 了 diǎn tóu 点头。 The child not fully understand nod.
2		xiǎo zhū 小猪 sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂， xīn xiǎng 心想 xìng fú 幸福 zěn ma huì 怎么会 shì 是 wǒ 我 de 的 yǐ ba 尾巴 ne 呢？ The little pig thought and thought, but still couldn't figure out how happiness could be his tail!
3		qí tā rén 其他人 zé 则 shì 是 zhuā zhù 抓住 cài dān 菜单， dīng zhe 盯着、 kàn zhe 看着、 dú zhe 读着、 sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂。 Others just grab the menu and stare, looking, reading, understanding or not understanding.
4		wǒ 我 kàn 看 tā 他 de 的 biǎo qíng 表情 shì 是 sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂 de 的， kě 可 tā 他 què shuō 却说 wán quán 完全 tīng dǒng 听懂 le 了。 I thought he didn't catch it, although he seemed to have understood, but he said that he had understood completely.
5		gāng 刚 shàng xué 上学 shí 时， mā ma 妈妈 cháng 常 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 shuō 说： “ nǐ 你 yào 要 hǎo hǎo 好好 dú shū 读书。 ” nà shí 那时 de 的 wǒ 我， sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂 dì diǎn 地点 zhe 着 tóu 头。 When I just went to school, mother often said to me: "you must study hard. " At that time, I nodded but I didn't really understand.

1		hái zi 孩子 sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂 de 的 diǎn 点 le 了 diǎn tóu 点头。 The child not fully understand nod.
2		xiǎo zhū 小猪 sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂， xīn xiǎng 心想 xìng fú 幸福 zěn ma huì 怎么会 shì 是 wǒ 我 de 的 yǐ ba 尾巴 ne 呢？ The little pig thought and thought, but still couldn't figure out how happiness could be his tail!
3		qí tā rén 其他人 zé 则 shì 是 zhuā zhù 抓住 cài dān 菜单， dīng zhe 盯着、 kàn zhe 看着、 dú zhe 读着、 sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂。 Others just grab the menu and stare, looking, reading, understanding or not understanding.
4		wǒ 我 kàn 看 tā 他 de 的 biǎo qíng 表情 shì 是 sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂 de 的， kě 可 tā 他 què shuō 却说 wán quán 完全 tīng dǒng 听懂 le 了。 I thought he didn't catch it, although he seemed to have understood, but he said that he had understood completely.
5		gāng 刚 shàng xué 上学 shí 时， mā ma 妈妈 cháng 常 gēn 跟 wǒ 我 shuō 说： “ nǐ 你 yào 要 hǎo hǎo 好好 dú shū 读书。 ” nà shí 那时 de 的 wǒ 我， sì dǒng fēi dǒng 似懂非懂 dì diǎn 地点 zhe 着 tóu 头。 When I just went to school, mother often said to me: "you must study hard. " At that time, I nodded but I didn't really understand.