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一星半点 — “A tiny bit”

一星半点 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny bit”. A very small amount; a mere trifle. Literally, “a single star, half a dot”.

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一星半点 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 星xīng
  • 半bàn
  • 点diǎn

一星半点 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
星
xīng9star, celestial body
半
bàn5half
点
diǎn9point, dot, or spot

Example Sentence with 一星半点

他虽然对这件事情很感兴趣,但也只知道一星半点。
Although he was very interested in this matter, he only knew a tiny bit.

Idioms Related to 一星半点

Synonyms of 一星半点

  • liáo寥ruò若chén晨xīng星extremely few

Antonyms of 一星半点

  • shǔ数bù不shèng胜shǔ数too many to count

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

Questions about 一星半点

What does 一星半点 mean?
一星半点 (yī xīng bàn diǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny bit”.
How do you pronounce 一星半点?
一星半点 is pronounced yī xīng bàn diǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一星半点 literally mean?
Literally, 一星半点 means “a single star, half a dot”. It is used to mean “a tiny bit”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一星半点?
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