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一肢半节

一肢半节 — “A small, incomplete, or insignificant part of a larger whole”

一肢半节 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a small, incomplete, or insignificant part of a larger whole”. A mere fragment. Literally, “One limb and half a joint/segment”.

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一肢半节 Pronunciation and Pinyin

一肢半节 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
肢
zhī8human or animal limbs
半
bàn5half
节
jié6joint, festival, section, save

Example Sentence with 一肢半节

对于整个复杂的项目来说,这只是冰山一角,我们只了解了其中一肢半节。
For the entire complex project, this is just the tip of the iceberg; we only understand a small, incomplete part of it.

Idioms Related to 一肢半节

Synonyms of 一肢半节

  • yī一zhī支bàn半jié节a small portion
  • yī一zhī肢yī一jié节a small part or minor detail

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

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Questions about 一肢半节

What does 一肢半节 mean?

一肢半节 (yī zhī bàn jié) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a small, incomplete, or insignificant part of a larger whole”.

How do you pronounce 一肢半节?

一肢半节 is pronounced yī zhī bàn jié in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 一肢半节 literally mean?

Literally, 一肢半节 means “one limb and half a joint/segment”. It is used to mean “a small, incomplete, or insignificant part of a larger whole”.

What is the Chinese definition of 一肢半节?

比喻事物的一小部分。

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