一窍不通 meaning in English
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom)
Traditional 一竅不通25 strokes
Meaning of 一窍不通
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yīqiàobùtōng
- 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
一窍不通 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
萨米对管理一窍不通。
Sami doesn't know anything about management.
我对此一窍不通。
This is Greek to me.
在处理资料上，他很有天赋。但编写代码的话，只能说一窍不通。
With data, he's a genius. But with code -- complete numbskull.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
一 yī · one · 1 strokes
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窍 qiào · hole · 10 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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通 tōng · to go through · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 一窍不通.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
Questions about 一窍不通
What does 一窍不通 mean?
一窍不通 (yīqiàobùtōng) means "lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom)".
How do you write 一窍不通?
一窍不通 is made of 4 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 窍 (10 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 通 (10 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
How is 一窍不通 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 一窍不通 is written 一竅不通.