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(idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea

略知一二
lüè zhī yī èr
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I know a bit about calligraphy.
我对书法略知一二。
Synonyms
Synonyms
slight knowledge of sth · superficial acquaintance with a subject · a smattering略知皮毛lu:è zhī pí máoto understand; to know about · to learn about; to find out了解liǎo jiěsemiliterate · only knows words of one syllable · lit. to know only 之 zhī and wú略识之无lu:è shí zhī wú
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