zhī

know, perceive, comprehend

HSK 2 #123

DEFINITIONS

知 zhī
  • to know
  • to be aware

STROKES

WORDS

秀才不出门,能天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀才不出門,能天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
科学识 kē xué zhī shi scientific knowledge
科學識 kē xué zhī shi scientific knowledge
kuī zhī to find out about; to discover
kuī zhī to find out about; to discover
红颜己 hóng yán zhī jǐ close female friend; confidante
紅顏己 hóng yán zhī jǐ close female friend; confidante
闻一十 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
聞一十 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
理亏 zì zhī lǐ kuī to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
理虧 zì zhī lǐ kuī to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
jiù zhī old acquaintance; former friend
jiù zhī old acquaintance; former friend
良能 liáng zhī liáng néng instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong; innate moral sense
若要人不,除非己莫为 ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
若要人不,除非己莫為 ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
蒙昧无 méng mèi wú zhī benighted (idiom); ignorant
蒙昧無 méng mèi wú zhī benighted (idiom); ignorant
蓝颜己 lán yán zhī jǐ close male friend; confidant
藍顏己 lán yán zhī jǐ close male friend; confidant
蟪蛄不春秋 huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
巷闻 jiē zhī xiàng wén to be known to everyone
巷聞 jiē zhī xiàng wén to be known to everyone
见微著 jiàn wēi zhī zhù one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop