略見一斑 lüè jiàn yī bān

fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to get an inkling of the whole picture
  2. 2. lit. to glimpse just one spot (of the panther) (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
略 lüè HSK 5
slightly; rather; summary
見 jiàn
to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
斑 bān HSK 6
spot; stripe; colored patch