只知其一，不知其二 — “To know only one side of a matter”
只知其一，不知其二 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know only one side of a matter”. To have incomplete knowledge; to be half-informed. Literally, “Only know the one, not the two”.
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只知其一，不知其二 Pronunciation and Pinyin
只知其一，不知其二 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 只知其一，不知其二
你只知道他今天没来上班，却不知道他昨天晚上生病住院了，真是只知其一，不知其二啊。
You only know that he didn't come to work today, but you don't know that he was hospitalized last night due to illness. You really only know one aspect of the situation.
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More idioms starting with 只
- zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
- zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner
- zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- zhǐ只kě可zhì智qǔ取，，bù不kě可lì力dí敌Win by wisdom, not by force
- zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响，，bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
- zhī只zì字bù不tí提not mention a single word
- zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
- zhǐ只yǐng影dān单xíng形utterly alone
- zhǐ只yǐng影gū孤xíng形utterly alone and isolated
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Open the tool →Questions about 只知其一，不知其二
What does 只知其一，不知其二 mean?
只知其一，不知其二 (zhǐ zhī qí yī ， bù zhī qí èr) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to know only one side of a matter”.
How do you pronounce 只知其一，不知其二?
只知其一，不知其二 is pronounced zhǐ zhī qí yī ， bù zhī qí èr in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 只知其一，不知其二 literally mean?
Literally, 只知其一，不知其二 means “Only know the one, not the two”. It is used to mean “to know only one side of a matter”.
What is the Chinese definition of 只知其一，不知其二?
只知道事物的一方面，而不知道它的另一方面。