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"my limited understanding" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
管见 管見 guǎn jiàn my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube) / my limited understanding / my opinion (humble) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
默契 mò qì adj., n. tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight
不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom) / only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding syn
认识 認識 rèn shi v. to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition syn
不仅 不僅 bù jǐn conj. not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn
不止 bù zhǐ v., adv. incessantly / without end / more than / not limited to syn
体会 體會 tǐ huì v., n. to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize / understanding / experience syn
约定 約定 yuē dìng v. to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation syn
有限 yǒu xiàn adj. limited / finite syn
共识 共識 gòng shí n. common understanding / consensus
瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about syn
盲目 máng mù adj. blind / blindly / ignorant / lacking understanding syn
认知 認知 rèn zhī v. cognition / cognitive / understanding / perception / awareness / to be cognizant of / to recognize / to realize syn
体谅 體諒 tǐ liàng v. to empathize / to allow (for sth) / to show understanding / to appreciate syn
定期 dìng qī v., adj. at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term syn
见解 見解 jiàn jiě n. opinion / view / understanding syn
谅解 諒解 liàng jiě v. to understand / to make allowances for / understanding syn
善解人意 shàn jiě rén yì to be good at understanding others (idiom)
有限公司 yǒu xiàn gōng sī limited company / corporation
狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài adj. (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn
省事 xǐng shì perceptive / understanding / (archaic) to handle administrative work syn
进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.)
心得 xīn dé n. what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn
有期徒刑 yǒu qī tú xíng limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
照会 照會 zhào huì a diplomatic note / letter of understanding or concern exchanged between governments syn
贫乏 貧乏 pín fá adj. impoverished / lacking / deficient / limited / meager / impoverishment / lack / deficiency syn
理解力 lǐ jiě lì ability to grasp ideas / understanding
井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience syn
受限 shòu xiàn to be limited / to be restricted / to be constrained
通达 通達 tōng dá to understand clearly / to be sensible or reasonable / understanding syn
悟性 wù xìng perception / wits / power of understanding / comprehension syn
走马观花 走馬觀花 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
株式会社 株式會社 zhū shì huì shè Japanese limited company / corporation / public company / Ltd / p.l.c. / Corp / Japanese pr. kabushiki-gaisha
豁然 huò rán wide and open / a flash of understanding syn
盛极一时 盛極一時 shèng jí yī shí all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time syn
不识时务 不識時務 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason syn
股份有限公司 gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī joint-stock limited company / corporation
赏析 賞析 shǎng xī understanding and enjoying (a work of art) syn
局限于 局限於 jú xiàn yú to be limited to
蒙牛 矇牛 měng niú China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited
只限于 只限於 zhǐ xiàn yú to be limited to
死期 sǐ qī time of death / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term
参考消息 參考消息 cān kǎo xiāo xī Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)
时日无多 時日無多 shí rì wú duō time is limited (idiom)
笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom) / fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities syn
喔 ō (interjection) oh / I see (used to indicate realization, understanding) syn
限于 限於 xiàn yú v. to be limited to / to be confined to syn
黔驴技穷 黔驢技窮 qián lǘ jì qióng to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom) syn
心照不宣 xīn zhào bù xuān to have a tacit understanding syn
谅 諒 liàng to show understanding / to excuse / to presume / to expect syn
绵力 綿力 mián lì one's limited power (humble expr.)
内卷 內捲 nèi juǎn (embryology) to involute / involution / (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race / to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)
一孔之见 一孔之見 yī kǒng zhī jiàn partial view / limited outlook syn
囿 yòu park / to limit / be limited to syn
辁 輇 quán limited (of talent or ability) / (archaic) solid wheel (without spokes)
短中取长 短中取長 duǎn zhōng qǔ cháng to make the best of a bad job / to make the best use of limited resources (idiom) / see 短中抽長|短中抽长[duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2]
望文生义 望文生義 wàng wén shēng yì lit. view a text and interpret (idiom) / to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning / a far-fetched interpretation
良知良能 liáng zhī liáng néng instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom) / untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense
识时通变 識時通變 shí shí tōng biàn understanding and adaptable
识时达务 識時達務 shí shí dá wù understanding / to know what's up
走马看花 走馬看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information syn
知人知面不知心 zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
高山流水 gāo shān liú shuǐ fig. intimate and understanding friend / sublime musical composition
限时 限時 xiàn shí to set a time limit / for a limited time / time-limited / limited period of time
有限预算酌处权 有限預算酌處權 limited discretion in budgetary implementation / limited budgetary discretion
尺泽之鲵 尺澤之鯢 chǐ zé zhī ní (idiom) A person with very limited knowledge and understanding.
凡夫肉眼 fán fū ròu yǎn (idiom) Describes someone who lacks the insight to judge people properly. It also refers to ordinary, limited understanding.
管窥蠡测 guǎn kuī lǐ cè (idiom) To form a narrow and one-sided understanding of something through limited observation.
肉眼惠眉 ròu yǎn huì méi (idiom) To have shallow knowledge and limited understanding.
一斑窥豹 yī bān kuī bào (idiom) To perceive only one part of a reality and form an incomplete understanding of it / it can also refer to a limited but genuine glimpse. syn
以一知万 yǐ yī zhī wàn (idiom) To infer many other things from understanding one detail. It refers to drawing broad conclusions from limited evidence.
以锥刺地 yǐ zhuī cì dì (idiom) To measure the ground’s depth by piercing it with an awl. It describes narrow knowledge and limited understanding.
牖中窥日 yǒu zhōng kuī rì (idiom) To look at the sun through a window. It describes a person whose knowledge or understanding is limited.
众人摸象 zhòng rén mō xiàng (idiom) To form an overall judgment from only a partial understanding or limited experience, and then make rash generalizations.
凡才浅识 fán cái qiǎn shí (idiom) To have mediocre abilities and limited understanding. It is generally used self-deprecatingly when speaking of oneself.
区区之见 區區之見 qū qū zhī jiàn (idiom) A limited opinion or narrow understanding. It is often used modestly when presenting one’s own point of view.
咫尺之义 咫尺之義 zhǐ chǐ zhī yì (idiom) A narrow and limited conception of principle or doctrine. The expression criticizes an overly restricted understanding of reason or morality.
夏虫不可言冰 xià chóng bù kě yán bīng (idiom) One cannot discuss ice with an insect that lives only in summer. It describes someone whose understanding is limited by experience or who is short-sighted.
夏虫疑冰 xià chóng yí bīng (idiom) Describes someone confined by limited experience and knowledge, whose understanding remains shallow.
才蔽识浅 cái bì shí qiǎn (idiom) To have limited ability and shallow understanding. It is generally used self-deprecatingly.
拙眼讥评 拙眼譏評 zhuō yǎn jī píng (idiom) To have limited insight yet enjoy criticizing others. It describes someone who makes disparaging judgments despite having poor understanding.
斗筲之徒 dǒu shāo zhī tú (idiom) A person who is narrow-minded and shallow in knowledge or ability. It has the same meaning as “a person of limited capacity and understanding.”
新学小生 新學小生 xīn xué xiǎo shēng (idiom) A young person who has not studied for long and whose knowledge, experience, and understanding are limited.
燕雀之见 yàn què zhī jiàn (idiom) A shallow and limited understanding. The expression disparages a person’s judgment or comprehension.
燕雀岂知鸿鹄之志 yàn què qǐ zhī hóng hú zhī zhì (idiom) Ordinary people cannot understand the ambitions of great figures. The expression often emphasizes the gap between lofty aspirations and limited understanding.
瓮天蠡海 wèng tiān lí hǎi (idiom) To view the sky through a jar and measure the sea with a ladle. It describes narrow understanding and limited knowledge.
盲人扪烛 盲人捫燭 máng rén mén zhú (idiom) To judge something from a partial understanding or limited experience, making an unwarranted generalization. It is equivalent to taking a part for the whole.
盲瞽之言 máng gǔ zhī yán (idiom) Words spoken by someone with limited understanding or lacking a sense of propriety. It is often used self-deprecatingly by the speaker.
盲翁扪籥 盲翁捫籥 máng wēng mén yuè (idiom) To judge something on the basis of partial understanding or limited experience.
眇小丈夫 miǎo xiǎo zhàng fū (idiom) A short and frail man. It can also refer to a man of limited understanding.
矮人看戏 ǎi rén kàn xì (idiom) To blindly echo others without independent judgment / also, to have limited knowledge or understanding.
矮子观场 ǎi zǐ guān cháng (idiom) To follow others without having an opinion of one’s own. It also describes someone with limited knowledge or understanding.
穴处之徒 穴處之徒 xué chǔ zhī tú (idiom) A person with narrow knowledge and limited understanding.
窥见一斑 kuī jiàn yī bān (idiom) To have only a partial or limited understanding of something.
肤见謭识 fū jiàn guǎng shí (idiom) Shallow and limited knowledge or understanding.
安纳波利斯共同谅解 Joint Understanding Read by President Bush at Annapolis Conference / Annapolis Joint Understanding
解决争端的规则和手续谅解书 解決爭端的規則和手續諒解書 Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes / Dispute Settlement Understanding
坎帕拉谅解书 坎帕拉諒解書 Kampala Understanding between the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Liberation Movement (RCD-ML) and the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) / Kampala Understanding
一彻万融 yī chè wàn róng (idiom) Once a key point is understood, the others become clear naturally. It is equivalent to “understanding one thing and thereby understanding many things.”
眼约心期 yǎn yuē xīn qī (idiom) To communicate understanding and expectations through exchanged looks without speaking. It refers to a silent mutual understanding between two people.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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