窥见一斑 — “To get a glimpse of something”
窥见一斑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get a glimpse of something”. To understand only a small part of a larger whole; to see a tiny bit of the overall picture. Literally, “Catch a glimpse of one spot”.
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窥见一斑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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从这份初步报告中，我们只能窥见一斑，要全面了解情况还需要更深入的调查。
From this preliminary report, we can only catch a glimpse, and a more in-depth investigation is needed to fully understand the situation.
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What does 窥见一斑 mean?
窥见一斑 (kuī jiàn yī bān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get a glimpse of something”.
How do you pronounce 窥见一斑?
窥见一斑 is pronounced kuī jiàn yī bān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 窥见一斑 literally mean?
Literally, 窥见一斑 means “Catch a glimpse of one spot”. It is used to mean “to get a glimpse of something”.
What is the Chinese definition of 窥见一斑?
指只了解一二。