"the half of it" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 只是冰山一角
• 只是部分情况

Definition

这个表达表示刚提到的只是一小部分，更大的事情或问题还未被说出；还有更多要知道或理解的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常在描述困难或惊人的情况后用，表示远不止这些。常见说法：'这还只是冰山一角'。多为比喻用法，很少指真正的一半。

Examples

You think this job is hard, but that's only the half of it.

你以为这份工作难，这还只是**冰山一角**。

If you knew everything, you would see that's not the half of it.

如果你知道全部，你会发现那还只是**冰山一角**。

Her story was sad, and it was only the half of it.

她的故事很悲伤，但那还只是**冰山一角**。

I got stuck in traffic, spilled coffee on myself, and that’s not even the half of it!

我堵在路上，还把咖啡洒自己身上，这还只是**冰山一角**！

They told us it would be a challenge, but that wasn’t the half of it.

他们说会有挑战，但这还只是**冰山一角**。

Wait until you hear the rest—you don’t know the half of it yet.

等你听完其他的，你还不知道**冰山一角**。