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to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition
HSK 1
to recharge (a battery) / (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure) / to update one's skills and knowledge
HSK 4
knowledge / CL: 門|门 / intellectual
HSK 1
common sense; general knowledge
HSK 4
learning; knowledge; scholarship / a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
HSK 4
science / scientific knowledge / scientific / rational / CL: 門|门, 個|个, 種|种
HSK 2
specialty / special knowledge or ability
HSK 7-9
what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL: 項|项, 個|个
HSK 7-9
breadth of knowledge
(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth
lit. to fry and sell on the spot / fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school
(of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated
HSK 7-9
to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
lit. read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom) / fig. acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience
(slang) (jocular) "city bumpkin", city person lacking basic rural or natural-world knowledge (play on 鄉巴佬|乡巴佬)
new knowledge / new friend
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to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4]
HSK 6
to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)
lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / fig. wisdom only comes with experience
background knowledge / prerequisite
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight
HSK 7-9
anxious to learn / keen for knowledge
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared
to pursue one's studies; to attend school / to seek knowledge
HSK 7-9
secure in the knowledge that one has backing
great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
desire for knowledge
fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
knowledge base
training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals
HSK 7-9
erudition / scholarly knowledge
to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly / to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective)
hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime / knowledge is the best charity
treasure house of knowledge
slight knowledge of sth / superficial acquaintance with a subject / a smattering
(literary) lost or nearly lost body of knowledge / (literary) consummate mastery (in a field) / (wuxia) supreme technique
technical knowledge
"legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct
as far as I know / to the best of my knowledge
to disseminate knowledge of the law
(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited / superficial / half-baked / sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth) / dabbler
(Tw) field of knowledge / academic discipline
knowledge; learning / (attributive) intellectual
knowledge worker
scientific knowledge
have wide learning and a retentive memory / have encyclopedic knowledge
dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form; just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分)
lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge
to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)
profound (knowledge) / erudite
wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
(of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly / (of a topic, practice or domain) to involve a body of deep, specialized knowledge; to require expertise
shallow study / superficial / scant knowledge
connector; joint; coupling / (coll.) to contact; to get in touch with / to have knowledge of; to be familiar with
lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
broad and extensive (of knowledge etc)
(idiom) self-knowledge
Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括, book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
(of a domain or area of expertise) to involve significant depth or complexity; to require a great deal of specialized knowledge; to be a real science; to be a fine art
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom); fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop
learned person; person of wide knowledge and sound scholarship
to smell / to hear / knowledge / information
to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout) / to make some additional remarks / filler (in a newspaper or magazine)
real knowledge
general knowledge / overall knowledge / common knowledge / widely known / erudition
what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience
crowd knowledge / collective wisdom
adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core
(Tw) to withhold (knowledge, resources etc) out of reluctance to share
having little knowledge / not well-read
eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies
to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill) / superficial
shallow and crude / meager (knowledge or skill)
Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. for 大學入學指定科目考試|大学入学指定科目考试
cognition / rational knowledge
(of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳|薪尽火传
rational knowledge
Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. to 指考
knowledge and experience
knowledge and experience
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
to acquire knowledge
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise / one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
medical knowledge; principles of medical science
Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
(idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject
level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb
to gain knowledge and experience
lacking in knowledge; ignorant
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
to hand down secret knowledge from generation to generation within a school or family etc


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