知 道 zhī dào to know / to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1 dao5] 认 识 rèn shi to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition 懂 得 dǒng de to understand / to know / to comprehend 晓 得 xiǎo de to know 知 晓 zhī xiǎo to know / to understand 认 得 rèn de to recognize / to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it / to know 知 悉 zhī xī to know / to be informed of 识 得 shí de to know 深 谙 shēn ān to know (sth) very well / to be an expert in 知 to know / to be aware 解 to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection 认 to recognize / to know / to admit 识 to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4] 晓 dawn / daybreak / to know / to let sb know / to make explicit 悉 in all cases / know 谂 to know / to reprimand / to urge / to long for / to tell / to inform 不 知 bù zhī not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 告 诉 gào su to tell / to inform / to let know 掌 握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency 熟 悉 shú xī to be familiar with / to know well 兴 趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] 体 会 tǐ huì to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize / understanding / experience 相 识 xiāng shí to get to know each other / acquaintance 知 己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend 明 知 míng zhī to be fully aware of / to know perfectly well 结 识 jié shí to get to know sb / to meet sb for the first time 知 情 zhī qíng to know the facts / to understand / to be familiar with the situation 深 知 shēn zhī to know well / to be fully aware of 哭 笑 不 得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears 有 一 套 yǒu yī tào to have a skill / to be savvy / to know how to do sth 知 足 zhī zú content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness) 手 足 无 措 shǒu zú wú cuò at a loss to know what to do (idiom) / bewildered 母 鸡 mǔ jī hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) 瞎 说 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about 熟 识 shú shi to be well acquainted with / to know well 啼 笑 皆 非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears 心 中 有 数 xīn zhōng yǒu shù to know what's going on 知 情 人 zhī qíng rén person in the know / insider / informed source 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[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) 会 can (i.e. have the skill, know how to) / likely to / sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / union / group / association / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3]) 不 知 所 云 bù zhī suǒ yún to not know what sb is driving at / to be unintelligible 心 领 神 会 xīn lǐng shén huì to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly 相 认 xiāng rèn to know each other / to recognize / to identify / to acknowledge (an old relationship) 不 知 天 高 地 厚 bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities 不 知 好 歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions 一 知 半 解 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom) / a smattering of knowledge / dilettante / amateur 识 货 shí huò to know what's what 认 识 论 rèn shi lùn epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) 烂 熟 làn shú well cooked / to know thoroughly 料 定 liào dìng certain / to know for sure 百 事 通 bǎi shì tōng knowledgeable person / know all 懂 行 dǒng háng to know the ropes 人 情 世 故 rén qíng shì gù worldly wisdom / the ways of the world / to know how to get on in the world 装 蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid / to play dumb / to pretend to not know 公 之 于 众 gōng zhī yú zhòng to make known to the masses (idiom) / to publicize widely / to let the world know 安 分 守 己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ to be content with one's lot (idiom) / to know one's place 素 昧 平 生 sù mèi píng shēng to have never met sb before (idiom) / entirely unacquainted / a complete stranger / not to know sb from Adam 滚 瓜 烂 熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart 有 两 下 子 yǒu liǎng xià zi to have real skill / to know one's stuff 暴 殄 天 物 bào tiǎn tiān wù to waste natural resources recklessly / not to know how to use things sparingly 公 诸 于 世 gōng zhū yú shì to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know 熟 谙 shú ān to know sth fluently / well-versed 知 法 犯 法 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ to know the law and break it (idiom) / consciously going against the rules 谙 to be versed in / to know well 通 to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc 温 故 知 新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future 不 识 抬 举 bù shí tái jǔ fail to appreciate sb's kindness / not know how to appreciate favors 不 知 者 不 罪 bù zhī zhě bù zuì One who does not know is not guilty / If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible 不 知 轻 重 bù zhī qīng zhòng lit. not knowing what's important (idiom) / no appreciation of the gravity of things / naive / doesn't know who's who / no sense of priorities 不 识 高 低 bù shí gāo dī can't recognize tall or short (idiom) / doesn't know what's what 倒 背 如 流 dào bèi rú liú to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) 博 而 不 精 bó ér bù jīng extensive but not refined (idiom) / to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none 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[Li3 ji4]) 心 领 神 悟 xīn lǐng shén wù to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly 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) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? 爽 然 若 失 shuǎng rán ruò shī at a loss / confused / not know what to do next 略 识 之 无 lu:è shí zhī wú semiliterate / only knows words of one syllable / lit. to know only 之[zhi1] and 無|无[wu2] 真 伪 莫 辨 zhēn wěi mò biàn can't judge true or false (idiom) / unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake / not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news) 知 彼 知 己 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War") 闻 一 知 十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise 识 时 达 务 shí shí dá wù understanding / to know what's up 饱 人 不 知 饿 人 饥 bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom). 饱 汉 不 知 饿 汉 饥 bǎo hàn bù zhī è hàn jī The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom). 马 鹿 易 形 mǎ lù yì xíng to distinguish horse and deer easily / to know right from wrong 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) 不 知 所 以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ to not know the reason / to not know what to do 心 里 有 数 xīn lǐ yǒu shù to know the score (idiom) / to be well aware of the situation 略 知 一 二 lu:è zhī yī èr to know just a little / to have a rough idea 个 中 人 gè zhōng rén a person in the know 备 悉 bèi xī to know all about / to be informed of all the details 冷 煖 自 知 lěng nuǎn zì zhī the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb) / self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience 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 好 学 近 乎 知 ， 力 行 近 乎 仁 ， 知 耻 近 乎 勇 hào xué jìn hu zhī , lì xíng jìn hu rén , zhī chǐ jìn hu yǒng to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius) 察 微 知 著 chá wēi zhī zhù to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom) / to deduce the whole story from small traces 懂 局 dǒng jú to know the business / to know the ropes / in the know / to know one's onions / professional / au fait 拉 达 克 Lā dá kè Ladakh, the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir in northwest India, adjacent to Kashmir and Tibet, know as "Little Tibet" 有 谱 yǒu pǔ to have a plan / to know what one is doing 温 故 而 知 新 wēn gù ér zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future 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? 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[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
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