Word information
Simplified一窍不通
Traditional一竅不通
Pinyinyī qiào bù tōng
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Chinese word dictionary
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng · lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me
Character breakdown
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How to learn 一窍不通
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no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
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第一dì yīfirst; number one; primary
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