Definition
知之甚少 is a four-character idiomatic expression (成语) meaning 'to know very little about something'. The literal breakdown is 之 (it) + 知 (know) + 甚 (very) + 少 (little). It's used as a verb phrase to express that one's knowledge on a topic is very limited, often in written or formal speech.
v
to know very little about somethingto have scant knowledge of something
Examples
- 知之甚少。Wǒ duì zhège wèntí zhī.I know very little about this problem.
- ，知之甚少。Guānyú nà jiàn shì, wǒ zhī.Regarding that matter, I know very little.
- ，知之甚少。Tā gāng xué Zhōngwén, duì Zhōngguó de wénhuà zhī.He just started learning Chinese, so he knows very little about Chinese culture.
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