似懂非懂sì dǒng fēi dǒnghave only a hazy notion; not quite understand; pretend to understand though it is all above one’s head
❍ 丁淞 (～): 反正，成反比例嘛。(夏衍《考验》53) Song ( hardly understanding what he says): Anyhow,they are reversely proportional.
❍ 夏世富～，说： “那是的。”(周而复《上海的早晨》 Ⅰ—205) Xia Shifu pretended to understand,though it was all above his head:“You’re quite right.” 似懂非懂sì dǒnɡ fēi dǒnɡ好像懂了，又好像没有明白。have only a hazy notion, not quite understand |