zhī

know, perceive, comprehend

HSK 2 #123

DEFINITIONS

知 zhī
  • to know
  • to be aware

STROKES

WORDS

了 zhī liǎo cicada (onom.)
音 zhī yīn intimate friend; soul mate
半解 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge; dilettante; amateur
浑然不 hún rán bù zhī to be totally oblivious (to sth); to have no idea about sth
尽人皆 jìn rén jiē zhī known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
迷途返 mí tú zhī fǎn to get back on the right path; to mend one's ways
先觉 xiān zhī xiān jué foresight; having foresight; person of foresight
qiú zhī anxious to learn; keen for knowledge
名人士 zhī míng rén shì public figure; celebrity
难而退 zhī nán ér tuì to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like
故犯 míng zhī gù fàn deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
zhēn zhī real knowledge
路人皆 lù rén jiē zhī understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
单 tōng zhī dān notification; notice; ticket; receipt
殊不 shū bù zhī little imagined; scarcely realized
法犯法 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
县 zhī xiàn county head magistrate (old)
趣 zhī qù to act tactfully; tactful; discreet
xīn zhī new knowledge; new friend
温故新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects); to recall the past to understand the future
灼见 zhēn zhī zhuó jiàn penetrating insight
交 zhī jiāo intimate friend
识库 zhī shi kù knowledge base
人所共 rén suǒ gòng zhī something that everybody knows
他乡遇故 tā xiāng yù gù zhī meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)