let ... know ( pt , pp let ) ⇒ 我写信告知父母我的近况。 Wǒ xiěxìn gàozhī fùmǔ wǒ de jìnkuàng. → I wrote to my parents to let them know my latest news.
感知
perceive
无知
ignorant
求知
seek knowledge ( pt , pp sought ) ⇒ 他把精力都放在求知上。 Tā bǎ jīnglì dōu fàngzài qiúzhī shang. → He put all his energy into the pursuit of knowledge.
相知
be well acquainted
知交
intimate friend
知名
famous
知己
intimate
知心
intimate
知觉
perception
知识
knowledge
知趣
behave tactfully
知道
know ( pt knew ) , pp known ⇒ 这事我可不知道。 Zhè shì wǒ kě bù zhīdao. → I really know nothing about this. ⇒ 谁知道他想要干什么。 Shuí zhīdào tā xiǎng yào gàn shénme. → Who knows what he wants to do?
知音
bosom friend
良知
intuition
通知
notification ⇒ 发出通知 fāchū tōngzhī → issue a notice
须知
essentials pl
未知数
( 数 ) unknown number
知根知底
know ... through and through ⇒ 对于他我是知根知底的。 Duìyú tā wǒ shì zhī gēn zhī dǐ de. → I know him through and through.
一叶知秋
a straw in the wind
一知半解
have a smattering of knowledge
不知所措
be at a loss
恬不知耻
have no sense of shame
温故知新
gain new insights by studying the past
知识分子
intellectual
自知之明
self-knowledge
见微知著
recognize telltale signs
English translation of '知'
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(zhī)
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(= 知道) know (pt knew) (pp known)
⇒ 此事我全然不知。 (Cǐ shì wǒ quánrán bù zhī.) I'm completely in the dark about this.
(= 使知道) inform
⇒ 通知学生下午2点开会。 (Tōngzhī xuésheng xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn kāihuì.) Tell the students the meeting will start at 2 p.m.