zhī

know, perceive, comprehend

HSK 2 #123

DEFINITIONS

知 zhī
  • to know
  • to be aware

STROKES

WORDS

妇孺皆 fù rú jiē zhī understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
识界 zhī shi jiè intellectual circles; intelligentsia
青 zhī qīng educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution)
一问三不 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom); fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on; complete ignorance
一問三不 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom); fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on; complete ignorance
一望而 yī wàng ér zhī to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一無所 yī wú suǒ zhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling
一叶秋 yī yè zhī qiū lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom); fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend; a straw in the wind
一葉秋 yī yè zhī qiū lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom); fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend; a straw in the wind
一部二十四史,不从何说起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
一部二十四史,不從何說起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
三不 sān bù zhī to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end; to know nothing at all
不可论 bù kě zhī lùn agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
不可論 bù kě zhī lùn agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
不為人 bù wéi rén zhī not known to anyone; secret; unknown
不当家不柴米贵 bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不當家不柴米貴 bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
丁董 bù zhī dīng dǒng forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom); unheeding the lessons of the past
不覺 bù zhī bù jué unconsciously; unwittingly
何故 bù zhī hé gù somehow
凡几 bù zhī fán jǐ one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
凡幾 bù zhī fán jǐ one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
利害 bù zhī lì hài see 不知好歹[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3]
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
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