闻一知十 wén yī zhī shí

understand a lot from a little

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
  2. 2. a word to the wise

Characters

Character Meaning
闻 wén HSK 3
to hear; to smell; news
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10