半真半假

bànzhēn-bànjiǎ

idiom HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 half true and half false
2 partly serious, partly joking

Characters

Examples

他半真半假地说了一句。

Tā bànzhēn-bànjiǎ de shuō le yī jù.

He said something half-seriously.

她的话总是半真半假，让人摸不着头脑。

Tā dehuà zǒngshì bànzhēn-bànjiǎ, ràng rén mōbuzháotóunǎo.

Her words are always half true and half false, leaving people confused.

Stroke Order

半 bàn

真 zhēn

假 jiǎ