自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng

self-knowledge; knowing oneself (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 21553rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. self-knowledge
  2. 2. knowing oneself (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand