认识

rèn shi

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Verb Very common

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Definitions

1. to know
2. to recognize
3. to be familiar with
4. to get acquainted with sb
5. knowledge
6. understanding
7. awareness
8. cognition

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 陌生 mò shēng 陌生 mò shēng strange 表示不认识、不熟悉: strange

Related words

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• 了解 liǎo jiě 了解 liǎo jiě to understand 强调深入理解: to understand

Synonyms

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• 知道 zhī dào 知道 zhī dào to know; to become aware of 表示了解、明白某事: to know; to become aware of
• 认得 rèn de 认得 rèn de to recognize 常用于口语，指能识别出人或物: to recognize

Usage notes

Collocations

认识你很高兴 is the standard phrase for 'Nice to meet you' in Chinese.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 知道 (to know a fact). 认识 is for people/places you've met/seen, while 知道 is for information.

Example Sentences

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你 认识 这个字吗？

Do you know this character?

我在网上 认识 了一个网友。

I met an online friend on the internet.

我在学习期间 认识 了很多朋友。

I made many friends during my studies.

此前，我并不 认识 他。

Before this, I did not know him.

我 认识 她。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 772314)

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Words Containing 认识

• 感性认识 感性认识 gǎn xìng rèn shi: perceptual awareness
• 理性认识 理性认识 lǐ xìng rèn shi: cognition
• 认识不能 认识不能 rèn shi bù néng: agnosia
• 认识论 认识论 rèn shi lùn: epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
• 道德认识 道德认识 dào dé rèn shi: moral cognition

Child Words of 认识

• 认 认 rèn: to recognize
• 识 识 shí: to know
• 识 识 zhì: to record