冰山一角

bīngshān-yìjiǎo

tip of the iceberg

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7

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冰
山
一
角

See it in sentences

这只是冰山一角。

Zhè zhǐshì bīngshān-yìjiǎo.

English

This is only the tip of the iceberg.

他看到的只是冰山一角吗？

Tā kàn dào de zhǐshì bīngshān-yìjiǎo ma?

English

Is what he saw only the tip of the iceberg?

Built with this character · 29 words

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冰
山
一
角

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