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Definitions

  1. 1. to know
  2. 2. to be aware

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 知

一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī

not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant

不得而知
bù dé ér zhī

unknown

不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī

not known to anyone

不知
bù zhī

not to know

不知不觉
bù zhī bù jué

unconsciously

可想而知
kě xiǎng ér zhī

it is obvious that...

告知
gào zhī

to inform

哪知道
nǎ zhī dào

who would have thought that ...?

得知
dé zhī
未知数
wèi zhī shù

unknown quantity

无知
wú zhī

ignorant

众所周知
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī

as everyone knows (idiom)

知名
zhī míng

well-known; famous

知己
zhī jǐ

to know oneself

知觉
zhī jué

perception

知识
zhī shi

knowledge

知识分子
zhī shi fèn zǐ

intellectual

知足
zhī zú

content with one's situation

知足常乐
zhī zú cháng lè

satisfied with what one has (idiom)

知道
zhī dào

to know; to become aware of

认知
rèn zhī

cognition

谁知道
shéi zhī dào

God knows...

通知
tōng zhī

to notify

通知书
tōng zhī shū

written notice

须知
xū zhī

key information

一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī

lit. to reply \don't know\ whatever the question (idiom)

一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī

to be evident at a glance (idiom)

一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě

lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge

一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū

lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)

一部二十四史,不知从何说起
yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ

It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.

三不知
sān bù zhī

to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end

不可知论
bù kě zhī lùn

agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable

不知丁董
bù zhī dīng dǒng

forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)

不知何故
bù zhī hé gù

somehow

不知凡几
bù zhī fán jǐ

one can't tell how many

不知利害
bù zhī lì hài

see 不知好歹[bù zhī hǎo dǎi]

不知去向
bù zhī qù xiàng

whereabouts unknown

不知天高地厚
bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu

not to know the immensity of heaven and earth

不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi

unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)

不知就里
bù zhī jiù lǐ

unaware of the inner workings

不知所之
bù zhī suǒ zhī

whereabouts unknown

不知所云
bù zhī suǒ yún

to not know what sb is driving at

不知所以
bù zhī suǒ yǐ

to not know the reason

不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end

不知所谓
bù zhī suǒ wèi

nonsense

不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó

to act recklessly (idiom)

不知疲倦
bù zhī pí juàn

untiring

不知痛痒
bù zhī tòng yǎng

numb

不知羞耻
bù zhī xiū chǐ

to have no sense of shame

不知者不罪
bù zhī zhě bù zuì

One who does not know is not guilty

不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng

lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things

不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì

not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety

世界知名
shì jiè zhī míng

world famous

世界知识产权组织
shì jiè zhī shí chǎn quán zǔ zhī

World Intellectual Property Organization

了知
liǎo zhī

(Buddhism) to fully understand

事先通知
shì xiān tōng zhī

preliminary notification

人不知鬼不觉
rén bù zhī guǐ bù jué

in absolute secrecy

人事不知
rén shì bù zhī

to have lost consciousness

人人皆知
rén rén jiē zhī

known to everyone

人所共知
rén suǒ gòng zhī

something that everybody knows

人尽皆知
rén jìn jiē zhī

see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jìn rén jiē zhī]

人非生而知之者,孰能无惑
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò

Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?

元认知
yuán rèn zhī

metacognition

先知
xiān zhī

prophet

先知先觉
xiān zhī xiān jué

foresight

全知
quán zhī

omniscient

全知全能
quán zhī quán néng

omniscient and omnipotent

公共知识分子
gōng gòng zhī shi fèn zǐ

public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)

冷暖自知
lěng nuǎn zì zhī

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]

冷知识
lěng zhī shi

trivia

反知识
fǎn zhī shi

anti-intellectual

受知
shòu zhī

recognized (for one's talents)

另行通知
lìng xíng tōng zhī

to notify at a different time

只知其一,不知其二
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr

to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information

可知
kě zhī

evidently

可知论
kě zhī lùn

gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable

司马昭之心路人皆知
sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī

lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)

吾生也有涯,而知也无涯
wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá

Life is short, learning is limitless

周知
zhōu zhī

well known

哪知
nǎ zhī

who would have imagined?

塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú

it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú

it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

士为知己者死,女为悦己者容
shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng

a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart

大先知书
dà xiān zhī shū

the biblical books of the prophets

大凡粗知
dà fán cū zhī

a rough acquaintance with sth

好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇
hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng

to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)

如人饮水,冷暖自知
rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī

to know best by personal experience

妇孺皆知
fù rú jiē zhī

understood by everyone (idiom); well known

学然后知不足
xué rán hòu zhī bù zú

to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì])

察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù

to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)

已知
yǐ zhī

known (to science)

年少无知
nián shào wú zhī

young and inexperienced; unsophisticated

广播和未知服务器
guǎng bō hé wèi zhī fú wù qì

Broadcast and Unknown Server

心知肚明
xīn zhī dù míng

to be well aware

恬不知耻
tián bù zhī chǐ

to have no sense of shame

情知
qíng zhī

to know full well; to be fully aware

愚昧无知
yú mèi wú zhī

stupid and ignorant (idiom)

爱知
ài zhī

Aichi (prefecture in Japan)

爱知县
ài zhī xiàn

Aichi prefecture, central Japan

感知
gǎn zhī

perception

感知力
gǎn zhī lì

perceptivity

所知
suǒ zhī

known

技术知识
jì shù zhī shi

technical knowledge

探知
tàn zhī

to find out

推知
tuī zhī

to infer

据我所知
jù wǒ suǒ zhī

as far as I know

扩散周知
kuò sàn zhōu zhī

to let everyone know

故知
gù zhī

a close friend over many years

新知
xīn zhī

new knowledge

方知
fāng zhī

to realize only then

日知录
rì zhī lù

Rizhilu or Record of daily study, by early Confucian philosopher Gu Yanwu 顧炎武|顾炎武

早知
zǎo zhī

to know in advance

早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)

早知道
zǎo zhī dao

If I had known earlier...

明知
míng zhī

to be fully aware of

明知山有虎,偏向虎山行
míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)

明知故问
míng zhī gù wèn

to ask a question, already knowing the answer

明知故犯
míng zhī gù fàn

deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime

春江水暖鸭先知
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī

lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)

未卜先知
wèi bǔ xiān zhī

predictable

未知
wèi zhī

unknown

格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī

to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end

乐天知命
lè tiān zhī mìng

to be content with what one is

槟知
bīn zhī

Ben Tre, province and city in Vietnam

殊不知
shū bù zhī

little imagined

毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事
máo zé dōng · xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi

Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎 and Jon Halliday

求知
qiú zhī

anxious to learn

求知欲
qiú zhī yù

desire for knowledge

海内存知己,天涯若比邻
hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door

深知
shēn zhī

to know well; to be fully aware of

测知
cè zhī

to detect

浑然不知
hún rán bù zhī

to be totally oblivious (to sth)

温故知新
wēn gù zhī xīn

to recall the past to understand the future

温故而知新
wēn gù ér zhī xīn

to recall the past to understand the future

焉知
yān zhī

(literary) how is one to know?

无人不知
wú rén bù zhī

known to everybody

无所不知
wú suǒ bù zhī

omniscient

无知觉
wú zhī jué

senseless

熟知
shú zhī

to be well acquainted with

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì

lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)

燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì

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?

获知
huò zhī

to learn of (an event)

理性知识
lǐ xìng zhī shi

rational knowledge

略知一二
lüe4 zhī yī èr

to know just a little; to have a rough idea

略知皮毛
lüe4 zhī pí máo

slight knowledge of sth

疾风知劲草
jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)

疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn

fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

百度知道
bǎi dù zhī dao

Baidu Knows, online Q & A forum, zhidao.baidu.com

尽人皆知
jìn rén jiē zhī

known by everyone (idiom); well known

真知
zhēn zhī

real knowledge

真知灼见
zhēn zhī zhuó jiàn

penetrating insight

知之甚微
zhī zhī shèn wēi

to know very little about

知乎
zhī hū

Zhihu, Chinese Q&A website modeled on Quora, at zhihu.com, launched in Jan 2011

知了
zhī liǎo

cicada (onom.)

知交
zhī jiāo

intimate friend

知人善任
zhī rén shàn rèn

(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places

知人善用
zhī rén shàn yòng

see 知人善任[zhī rén shàn rèn]

知人知面不知心
zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn

one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)

知人者智,自知者明
zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng

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]

知其不可而为之
zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī

to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)

知其然而不知其所以然
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán

to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)

知冷知热
zhī lěng zhī rè

to be very considerate

知名人士
zhī míng rén shì

public figure

知名度
zhī míng dù

reputation

知子莫若父
zhī zǐ mò ruò fù

nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

知州
zhī zhōu

senior provincial government official in dynastic China

知己知彼
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

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])

知己知彼,百战不殆
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

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])

知府
zhī fǔ

prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)

知彼知己
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ

to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)

知彼知己,百战不殆
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)

知心
zhī xīn

caring

知耻
zhī chǐ

to have a sense of shame

知恩不报
zhī ēn bù bào

ungrateful

知悉
zhī xī

to know

知情
zhī qíng

to know the facts

知情人
zhī qíng rén

person in the know

知情同意
zhī qíng tóng yì

informed consent

知情达理
zhī qíng dá lǐ

see 通情達理|通情达理[tōng qíng dá lǐ]

知悭识俭
zhī qiān shí jiǎn

to know how to be economical (idiom)

知易行难
zhī yì xíng nán

easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)

知晓
zhī xiǎo

to know

知更鸟
zhī gēng niǎo

redbreast

知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ

educated and well-balanced (idiom)

知会
zhī huì

to inform

知母
zhī mǔ

Anemarrhena asphodeloides

知法犯法
zhī fǎ fàn fǎ

to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules

知无不言,言无不尽
zhī wú bù yán , yán wú bù jìn

not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)

知礼
zhī lǐ

to be well-mannered

知觉力
zhī jué lì

ability to perceive

知觉解体
zhī jué jiě tǐ

perceptual separability

知识共享
zhī shi gòng xiǎng

Creative Commons

知识宝库
zhī shi bǎo kù

treasure house of knowledge

知识工程师
zhī shi gōng chéng shī

knowledge worker

知识库
zhī shi kù

knowledge base

知识产权
zhī shi chǎn quán

intellectual property rights (law)

知识界
zhī shi jiè

intellectual circles

知识论
zhī shí lùn

epistemology

知识越多越反动
zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng

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])

知趣
zhī qù

to act tactfully