一窍不通 yī qiào bù tōng

I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 13180th word

Definitions

  1. 1. I don't understand a word (idiom)
  2. 2. it's all Greek to me
  3. 3. lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
窍 qiào HSK 6
hole; opening; (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
通 tōng HSK 4
to connect; to communicate; to go through