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知
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Definitions
- 1. to know
- 2. to be aware
Example Sentences
1 shown現在，他們 知 道我們在這裏。
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Words Containing 知
to anticipate
to notify at a different time
Aichi prefecture, central Japan
little imagined
Life is short, learning is limitless
to act recklessly (idiom)
to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
to inform
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
lit. to reply \don't know\ whatever the question (idiom)
to know best by personal experience
false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism)
well-known far and near (idiom)
to know
to get back on the right path
to know
omniscient and omnipotent
to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
intimate friend
caring
something that everybody knows
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door
understood by everyone (idiom); well known
a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
see 知人善任[zhī rén shàn rèn]
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
OK!
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
untiring
to inform
knowledge
written notice
Baidu Knows, online Q & A forum, zhidao.baidu.com
Anemarrhena asphodeloides
treasure house of knowledge
innate sense of right and wrong
ability to perceive
cognitive neuropsychology
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
senior provincial government official in dynastic China
perceptivity
satisfied with what one has (idiom)
easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)
prophet
to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
redbreast
to acquire knowledge
to not know the reason
former friend
Tao Xingzhi (1891-1946), Chinese educator and reformer
to realize only then
to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
known far and wide (idiom)
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
not to know
perception
to be totally oblivious (to sth)
(Buddhism) to fully understand
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
close male friend
know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])
somehow
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
to have lost consciousness
World Intellectual Property Organization
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday
as far as I know
close female friend
know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])
to be well aware
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
a close friend over many years
Rizhilu or Record of daily study, by early Confucian philosopher Gu Yanwu 顧炎武|顾炎武
not known to anyone
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
known
see 如人飲水，冷暖自知|如人饮水，冷暖自知[rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī]
to know full well; to be fully aware
those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng]
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
cognitive warfare
public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)
to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì])
to recall the past to understand the future
electronic communication (fax, email etc)
cognition
who would have thought
educated and well-balanced (idiom)
evidently
who would have imagined?
understood by everyone (idiom); well known
to know the facts
intellectual
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
background knowledge
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)
(literary) how is one to know?
trivia
to know just a little; to have a rough idea
Zhihu, Chinese Q&A website modeled on Quora, at zhihu.com, launched in Jan 2011
to know very little about
to find out
known to everybody
unknown
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
known to everyone
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
God knows...
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
to know how to be economical (idiom)
lit. to eat without tasting the food
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
whereabouts unknown
unknown
to be well-mannered
knowledge worker
anxious to learn
to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)
to let everyone know
Broadcast and Unknown Server
cicada (onom.)
One who does not know is not guilty
admission notice (issued by a university)
key information
rational knowledge
one can't tell how many
to be content with what one is
whereabouts unknown
intellectual circles
rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown
If I had known earlier...
world famous
to know; to become aware of
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
technical knowledge
metacognition
instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
scientific knowledge
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
ungrateful
predictable
benighted (idiom)
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)
deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
see 不知好歹[bù zhī hǎo dǎi]
the biblical books of the prophets
to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
as everyone knows (idiom)
ignorant
lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places
perceptual separability
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
unaware of the inner workings
well-known; famous
to learn of (an event)
to be fully aware of
intellectual property rights (law)
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)
to recall the past to understand the future
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
reputation
knowing oneself (idiom)
prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jìn rén jiē zhī]
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
perception
a rough acquaintance with sth
to not know what sb is driving at
to be well acquainted with
Ben Tre, province and city in Vietnam
unknown quantity
intimate friend
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)
lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)
gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable
recognized (for one's talents)
top secret
to have a sense of shame
notification
to ask a question, already knowing the answer
senseless
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
to know oneself
well known
anti-intellectual
numb
see 通情達理|通情达理[tōng qíng dá lǐ]
to know well; to be fully aware of
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
penetrating insight
one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
to be very considerate
omniscient
in absolute secrecy
to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
to find out about
person in the know
slight knowledge of sth
to be known to everyone
known (to science)
to notify
stupid and ignorant (idiom)
Aichi (prefecture in Japan)
public figure
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮[sì rén bāng])
to infer
known by everyone (idiom); well known
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
it is obvious that...
who would have thought that ...?
Creative Commons
to detect
nonsense
content with one's situation
desire for knowledge
omniscient
to have no sense of shame
to know in advance
He Zhizhang (659-744), Tang dynasty poet
to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)
fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)
to have no sense of shame
preliminary notification
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
cognitive psychology
epistemology
knowledge base
new knowledge
unconsciously
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
foresight
to act tactfully
informed consent
cognitive dissonance
real knowledge