Chinese Word: 一知半解 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge; dilettante; amateur

1		wǒ 我 duì 对 dì lǐ 地理 zhǐ shì 只是 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 I have only a sketchy knowledge of geography.
2		dà wèi 大卫 duì 对 tiān wén xué 天文学 zhǐ shì 只是 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 David has only a smattering of astronomy.
3		yǔ yán 语言 bù néng 不能 tài 太 fù zá 复杂， fǒu zé 否则 chéng xù yuán 程序员 zǒng shì 总是 huì 会 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 A language must not be too complex, lest the programmer forget half of it.
4		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 duì 对 yuán yì 园艺 gōng zuò 工作 fā hào shī lìng 发号施令， qí shí 其实 tā 他 zhǐ shì 只是 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 He's always laying down the law about gardening but he really doesn't know much about it.
5		cóng lái 从来 méi yǒu 没有 yù dào 遇到 guò 过 nì jìng 逆境 de 的 rén 人， zhǐ néng 只能 duì 对 tā rén 他人 hé 和 zì jǐ 自己 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 He that has never known adversity, is but half acquainted with others or himself.

1		wǒ 我 duì 对 dì lǐ 地理 zhǐ shì 只是 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 I have only a sketchy knowledge of geography.
2		dà wèi 大卫 duì 对 tiān wén xué 天文学 zhǐ shì 只是 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 David has only a smattering of astronomy.
3		yǔ yán 语言 bù néng 不能 tài 太 fù zá 复杂， fǒu zé 否则 chéng xù yuán 程序员 zǒng shì 总是 huì 会 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 A language must not be too complex, lest the programmer forget half of it.
4		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 duì 对 yuán yì 园艺 gōng zuò 工作 fā hào shī lìng 发号施令， qí shí 其实 tā 他 zhǐ shì 只是 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 He's always laying down the law about gardening but he really doesn't know much about it.
5		cóng lái 从来 méi yǒu 没有 yù dào 遇到 guò 过 nì jìng 逆境 de 的 rén 人， zhǐ néng 只能 duì 对 tā rén 他人 hé 和 zì jǐ 自己 yì zhī bàn jiě 一知半解。 He that has never known adversity, is but half acquainted with others or himself.