知一不知十 — “To have a limited or one-sided understanding”
知一不知十 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a limited or one-sided understanding”. To know only one aspect of a situation without grasping the whole picture. Literally, “know one but not ten”.
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他在项目初期仅凭表象就做出判断，结果知一不知十，导致后来遇到不少问题。
He made judgments based only on appearances at the project's early stage, showing a limited understanding of the full situation, which led to many problems later.
Idioms Related to 知一不知十
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- zhī知yī一ér而bù不zhī知èr二know one but not two
- zhī知bù不zhà诈yú愚The wise do not deceive the foolish
- zhī知yì义duō多qíng情understanding of loyalty and full of tender feelings
- zhī知zhī之wéi为zhī知zhī之，，bù不zhī知wèi为bù不zhī知know what you know, admit what you don't
- zhī知zhī之fēi非jiān艰，，xíng行zhī之wéi惟jiān艰Knowing is easy, doing is hard
- zhī知zhī之fēi非nàn难，，xíng行zhī之bù不yì易Knowing is easy, doing is hard
- zhī知shū书míng明lǐ理cultured and reasonable
- zhī知shū书zhī知lǐ礼well-educated and well-mannered
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Open the tool →Questions about 知一不知十
What does 知一不知十 mean?
知一不知十 (zhī yī bù zhī shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a limited or one-sided understanding”.
How do you pronounce 知一不知十?
知一不知十 is pronounced zhī yī bù zhī shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 知一不知十 literally mean?
Literally, 知一不知十 means “know one but not ten”. It is used to mean “to have a limited or one-sided understanding”.
What is the Chinese definition of 知一不知十?
仅知道事物的一个方面而不了解全面