得知

dé zhī

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to find out
2. to learn of

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Word relationships

Register variants

1 item

获悉

huò xī

to learn of sth

得知 is neutral, 获悉 is formal/written

Related words

2 items

听说

tīng shuō

to hear (sth said)

听说 means 'hear about', 得知 is more general 'find out'

了解

liǎo jiě

to understand

了解 means 'understand', 得知 is 'learn of a fact'

Synonyms

1 item

知道

zhī dào

to know; to become aware of

both mean 'to know', but 得知 implies learning through information or discovery

Usage notes

Common mistakes

得知 cannot be negated with 不 (×我不得知). Use 不知道 for 'not know' and 没得知 is unnatural; prefer 没有听说 or 不知道 to express not having learned something.

Formality

得知 is neutral register and suitable for both spoken and written Chinese, but in very formal writing, 获悉 is preferred.

Example Sentences

2 shown

我昨天得知他结婚了。

Yesterday I found out he got married.

我無從得知。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5715133)

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Child Words of 得知

得

dé

to obtain

得

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to have to

to know

得知