半真半假

bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ

not completely true

Example Sentences

他说话总是喜欢半真半假地开玩笑,让人捉摸不透。

tā shuō huà zǒng shì xǐ huān bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ dì kāi wán xiào, ràng rén zhuō mō bù tòu.

He always likes to joke half-truthfully, making people unpredictable.

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