略知一二 lüè zhī yī èr know something about

Explanation

略知一二是指稍微知道一点，形容对某件事情或某方面的知识了解不多。

To know a little about something; to have a superficial understanding of something.

Origin Story

小明从小喜欢观察各种植物，虽然没有系统学习过植物学知识，但他对常见的花草树木略知一二，能叫出不少植物的名字。一次，他和朋友一起去郊外游玩，朋友指着一种不知名的植物问他这是什么。小明仔细观察了一下，结合他平时积累的知识，大胆猜测这是一种叫‘紫花地丁’的植物。朋友拿着手机查证后，发现小明猜对了，大家都对小明的见解赞叹不已。小明谦虚地说：“我平时只是对植物略知一二，远远谈不上专家。”这次经历让他更加热爱大自然，也更加坚定了他学习植物知识的决心。

xiǎoming cóng xiǎo xǐhuan guānchá gè zhǒng zhíwù, suīrán méiyǒu xìtǒng xuéxí guò zhíwùxué zhīshi, dàn tā duì chángjiàn de huā cǎo shù mù lüè zhī yī èr, néng jiào chū bù shǎo zhíwù de míngzi. yī cì, tā hé péngyou yīqǐ qù jiāowài yóuwán, péngyou zhǐzhe yī zhǒng bù zhī míng de zhíwù wèn tā zhè shì shénme. xiǎoming zǐxì guānchá le yīxià, jiéhé tā píngshí jīlěi de zhīshi, dàdǎn cāicè zhè shì yī zhǒng jiào ‘zǐ huā dìdīng’ de zhíwù. péngyou ná zhe shǒujī cházhèng hòu, fāxiàn xiǎoming cāi duìle, dàjiā dū duì xiǎoming de jiǎnjiě zàntàn bù yǐ. xiǎoming qiānxū de shuō：“wǒ píngshí zhǐshì duì zhíwù lüè zhī yī èr, yuǎnyuǎn tán bù shàng zhuānjiā.” zhè cì jīnglì ràng tā gèng jiā rèn'ài dà zìrán, yě gèng jiā jiāndìng le tā xuéxí zhíwù zhīshi de juéxīn.

Xiaoming has loved observing plants since he was a child. Although he has never systematically studied botany, he knows a little about common flowers, plants, and trees, and can name quite a few of them. Once, he went on an outing to the countryside with his friends. His friends pointed to an unknown plant and asked him what it was. Xiaoming carefully observed it, combined with the knowledge he had accumulated, and boldly guessed that it was a plant called 'Purple Flower Groundsel'. After his friend verified it with his mobile phone, it turned out that Xiaoming had guessed correctly, and everyone praised Xiaoming's insight. Xiaoming humbly said: "I only know a little about plants, and I'm far from being an expert." This experience made him love nature even more and strengthened his determination to learn more about plants.

Usage

用于口语，形容对某事略知一二。

yòng yú kǒuyǔ, xiáoróng duì mǒu shì lüè zhī yī èr

Used in spoken Chinese to express that one only knows a little about something.

Examples

  • 我对这件事也略知一二。

    wǒ duì zhè jiàn shì yě lüè zhī yī èr

    I also know a little about this.

  • 我对绘画略知一二，谈不上精通。

    wǒ duì huìhuà lüè zhī yī èr tán bu shàng jīngtōng

    I know a little about painting, but I'm not an expert.

Related Idioms

  • 略知皮毛

  • 一知半解

Opposite Idioms

  • 精通

  • 熟知