shi shí

recognize, understand, know

HSK 1 #340

DEFINITIONS

识 shí
  • to know
  • knowledge
  • Taiwan pr. [shi4]
识 zhì
  • to record
  • to write a footnote

STROKES

WORDS

别码 shí bié mǎ identifier
有意 yǒu yì shí conscious
素不相 sù bù xiāng shí to be total strangers (idiom)
货 shí huò to know what's what
时务 shí shí wù to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances
流 yì shí liú stream of consciousness (in literature)
趣 shí qù tactful; discreet
远见卓 yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí visionary and sagacious (idiom)
之士 yǒu shí zhī shì a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
时务 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason
库 zhī shi kù knowledge base
论 rèn shi lùn epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
cái shí ability and insight
界 zhī shi jiè intellectual circles; intelligentsia
老马途 lǎo mǎ shí tú an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes
一丁不 yī dīng bù shí illiterate; ignorant
一字不 yī zì bù shí totally illiterate
一般见 yī bān jiàn shi to lower oneself to sb's level; to argue with sb less well-informed
不怕不货,只怕货比货 bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
不怕不货,就怕货比货 bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
不打不成相 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord
一丁 bù shí yī dīng total illiterate; unable to read the simplest characters
大体 bù shí dà tǐ to fail to see the larger issue (idiom); to fail to grasp the big picture
好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi unable to tell good from bad (idiom); undiscriminating