半吊子 — “A dabbler”
半吊子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a dabbler”. Someone who is superficial, not proficient in a skill or subject, often acting or speaking rashly and lacking common sense.
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半吊子 Pronunciation and Pinyin
半吊子 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 半吊子
他总是急于表达自己的看法，却常常说出一些不着边际的话，活脱脱一个半吊子。
He is always eager to express his opinions, but often says irrelevant things, truly a dabbler.
Idioms Related to 半吊子
Synonyms of 半吊子
More idioms starting with 半
- bàn半sān三bù不sì四absent-minded and dispirited
- bàn半shàng上bàn半xià下undecided between two choices
- bàn半shàng上luò落xià下leave things unfinished
- bàn半sī丝bàn半lǚ缕a tiny bit
- bàn半mǔ亩fāng方táng塘A small, confined area
- bàn半dī低bù不gāo高of medium height or level
- bàn半xìn信bù不xìn信half-believing, half-doubting
- bàn半xìn信bàn半yí疑half-believing and half-doubting
- bàn半bàn半lā拉lā拉incomplete or half-done
- bàn半bàn半lù路lù路halfway through a task
- bàn半tǔ吐bàn半lù露speak evasively or ambiguously
- bàn半tūn吞bàn半tǔ吐speak evasively
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Open the tool →Questions about 半吊子
What does 半吊子 mean?
半吊子 (bàn diào zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a dabbler”.
How do you pronounce 半吊子?
半吊子 is pronounced bàn diào zi in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 半吊子?
肤浅的人。形容不通情理，说话随便，举止不沉稳的人