知道

zhī dào

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Very common

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Definitions

1. to know; to become aware of
2. also pr. [zhī dao]

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 明白 míng bai 明白 míng bai clear When implying understanding or realization: clear

Synonyms

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• 了解 liǎo jiě 了解 liǎo jiě to understand When referring to being aware of facts or situations: to understand

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 怎么 (zěnme) to mean 'how to know', and 不 (bù) for 'do not know'.

Common mistakes

Not usually followed by a clause; use 知道 + noun/noun phrase, or 知道……吗 for questions.

Grammar

Guides that feature 知道

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HSK 2.0 Level 3+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 6 min

一...就...

Connect two events where the second happens immediately after the first.

Reading: zhī dào Open guide

Example Sentences

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我 知道 这件事。

I know about this matter.

我原先不 知道 这件事。

I didn't know about this matter originally.

現在，他們 知道 我們在這裏。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 12278573)

湯姆應該 知道 知道 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5698042)

我 知道 你 知道 我 知道 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 765609)

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Words Containing 知道

• 哪知道 哪知道 nǎ zhī dào: who would have thought that ...?
• 谁知道 谁知道 shéi zhī dào: God knows...
• 早知道 早知道 zǎo zhī dao: If I had known earlier...
• 百度知道 百度知道 bǎi dù zhī dao: Baidu Knows, online Q & A forum, zhidao.baidu.com
• 知道了 知道了 zhī dào le: OK!

Child Words of 知道

• 道 道 dào: road
• 知 知 zhī: to know