半通不通 bàn tōng bù tōng

to not fully understand (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to not fully understand (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
通 tōng HSK 4
to connect; to communicate; to go through
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
通 tōng HSK 4
to connect; to communicate; to go through