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shí
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to know
  2. 2. knowledge
  3. 3. Taiwan pr. [shì]

Example Sentences

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我认 她。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 772314)

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Words Containing 识

识趣
shí qù

tactful

识别号
shí bié hào

identifier

识荆恨晚
shí jīng hèn wǎn

It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner

知识工程师
zhī shi gōng chéng shī

knowledge worker

结识
jié shí

to get to know sb

光学字符识别
guāng xué zì fú shí bié

optical character recognition (OCR)

有识之士
yǒu shí zhī shì

a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)

素不相识
sù bù xiāng shí

to be total strangers (idiom)

构词法意识
gòu cí fǎ yì shí

morphological awareness

程不识
chéng bù shí

Cheng Bushi, Han dynasty general

理性知识
lǐ xìng zhī shi

rational knowledge

不识泰山
bù shí tài shān

can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person

知识界
zhī shi jiè

intellectual circles

目不识丁
mù bù shí dīng

lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate

手写识别
shǒu xiě shí bié

handwriting recognition

辨识度
biàn shí dù

distinctiveness; identifiability; recognizability

不识字
bù shí zì

illiterate

不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí

lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

见识浅
jiàn shi qiǎn

short-sighted

略识之无
lüe4 shí zhī wú

semiliterate

博闻多识
bó wén duō shí

learned and erudite

狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心
gǒu yǎo lǚ dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn

a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)

技术知识
jì shù zhī shi

technical knowledge

名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn

of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)

识数
shí shù

to know how to count and do sums

识别码
shí bié mǎ

identifier

科学知识
kē xué zhī shi

scientific knowledge

唯识宗
wéi shí zōng

Yogachara school of Buddhism (\consciousness only\ school of Buddhism)

理性认识
lǐ xìng rèn shi

cognition

远识
yuǎn shí

foresight

有意识
yǒu yì shí

conscious

识破
shí pò

to penetrate

渊识
yuān shí

erudite and sophisticated

感性认识
gǎn xìng rèn shi

perceptual awareness

知识
zhī shi

knowledge

智识
zhì shí

knowledge; learning

不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi

unable to tell good from bad (idiom)

识相
shí xiàng

sensitive

意识
yì shí

consciousness

图像识别
tú xiàng shí bié

image classification (computer vision)

博识洽闻
bó shí qià wén

knowledgeable

知识宝库
zhī shi bǎo kù

treasure house of knowledge

才识过人
cái shí guò rén

an outstanding talent (idiom)

无意识
wú yì shí

unconscious

一丁不识
yī dīng bù shí

illiterate

意识流
yì shí liú

stream of consciousness (in literature)

博闻强识
bó wén qiáng zhì

erudite

通识教育
tōng shí jiào yù

general education

认识论
rèn shi lùn

epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)

一字不识
yī zì bù shí

totally illiterate

识度
shí dù

knowledge and experience

句法意识
jù fǎ yì shí

syntactic awareness

九二共识
jiǔ èr gòng shí

1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China

下意识
xià yì shí

subconscious mind

学识
xué shí

erudition

识见
shí jiàn

knowledge and experience

通识课程
tōng shí kè chéng

general course

识货
shí huò

to know what's what

博识
bó shí

knowledgeable

识字率
shí zì lǜ

literacy rate

知识产权
zhī shi chǎn quán

intellectual property rights (law)

不怕不识货,只怕货比货
bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

长知识
zhǎng zhī shi

to acquire knowledge

胆识
dǎn shí

courage and insight

身份识别卡
shēn fèn shí bié kǎ

identification card

识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ

lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)

不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí

don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

一般见识
yī bān jiàn shi

to lower oneself to (sb's) level

认识不能
rèn shi bù néng

agnosia

识别
shí bié

to distinguish

识时务者为俊杰
shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié

(idiom) only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends; a wise man submits to circumstances

超前意识
chāo qián yì shí

foresight

碍口识羞
ài kǒu shí xiū

tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)

识时务
shí shí wù

to have a clear view of things

射频识别
shè pín shí bié

radio-frequency identification (RFID)

识得
shí de

to know

认识
rèn shi

to know

似曾相识
sì céng xiāng shí

déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)

识时通变
shí shí tōng biàn

understanding and adaptable

卓识
zhuó shí

superior judgment

元语言学意识
yuán yǔ yán xué yì shí

metalinguistic awareness

识时达务
shí shí dá wù

understanding

自我意识
zì wǒ yì shí

self-awareness

不识抬举
bù shí tái jǔ

fail to appreciate sb's kindness

识荆
shí jīng

It is a great honor to meet you.

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

World Intellectual Property Organization

识字
shí zì

to learn to read

旧识
jiù shí

former acquaintance

共识
gòng shí

common understanding

识文断字
shí wén duàn zì

literate

道德认识
dào dé rèn shi

moral cognition

反知识
fǎn zhī shi

anti-intellectual

辨识
biàn shí

identification

不怕不识货,就怕货比货
bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

相识
xiāng shí

to get to know each other

数据链路连接标识
shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì

data link connection identifier (DLCI)

识多才广
shí duō cái guǎng

knowledgeable and versatile

博识多通
bó shí duō tōng

knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)

有眼不识泰山
yǒu yǎn bù shí tài shān

lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)

潜意识
qián yì shí

unconscious mind

识才尊贤
shí cái zūn xián

to recognize talent and have great respect for it

不识时务
bù shí shí wù

to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances

语音识别
yǔ yīn shí bié

speech recognition

公共知识分子
gōng gòng zhī shi fèn zǐ

public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)

语音意识
yǔ yīn yì shí

phonetic awareness

通识培训
tōng shí péi xùn

general culture

不识时变
bù shí shí biàn

to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances

意识形态
yì shí xíng tài

ideology

不识高低
bù shí gāo dī

can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what

识才
shí cái

to recognize talent

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])

鉴识
jiàn shí

to identify

不识庐山真面目
bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mù

lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)

知识分子
zhī shi fèn zǐ

intellectual

远见卓识
yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí

visionary and sagacious (idiom)

识羞
shí xiū

to know shame

熟识
shú shi

to be well acquainted with

预备知识
yù bèi zhī shi

background knowledge

见识
jiàn shi

to gain first-hand knowledge of sth

知识共享
zhī shi gòng xiǎng

Creative Commons

见多识广
jiàn duō shí guǎng

experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)

识力
shí lì

discernment

冷知识
lěng zhī shi

trivia

不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ

to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)

通识
tōng shí

general knowledge

赏识
shǎng shí

to appreciate

常识
cháng shí

common sense

不识一丁
bù shí yī dīng

total illiterate

知识论
zhī shí lùn

epistemology

知识库
zhī shi kù

knowledge base

才识
cái shí

ability and insight

长见识
zhǎng jiàn shi

to gain knowledge and experience

知悭识俭
zhī qiān shí jiǎn

to know how to be economical (idiom)

思想意识
sī xiǎng yì shí

consciousness

前意识
qián yì shí

preconscious

识破机关
shí pò jī guān

to see through a trick