半通不通

bàn tōng bù tōng

释义

1. to not fully understand (idiom)

半通不通 的构成词

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 不通 bù tōng: to be obstructed
• 半 bàn: half
• 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)