半懂不懂 bàn dǒng bù dǒng

to not fully understand; to only partly understand

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to not fully understand
  2. 2. to only partly understand

Characters

Character Meaning
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
懂 dǒng HSK 2
to understand; to comprehend
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
懂 dǒng HSK 2
to understand; to comprehend