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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
知识 zhīshi	知识 \| 知识* \| *知识	knowledge / CL: 門｜门 / intellectual	知識 HSK 4


通知 tōngzhī	通知 \| 通知* \| *通知	to notify / to inform / notice / notification / CL: 個｜个	HSK 4


须知 xūzhī	须知 \| 须知* \| *须知	key information / instructions / it must be borne in mind	須知 HSK 6


知觉 zhījué	知觉 \| 知觉* \| *知觉	perception / consciousness	知覺 HSK 6


知足常乐 zhīzúchánglè	知足常乐 \| 知足常乐* \| *知足常乐	satisfied with what one has (idiom)	知足常樂 HSK 6


无知 wúzhī	无知 \| 无知* \| *无知	ignorant / ignorance	無知 HSK 6


知 zhī	知 \| 知* \| *知	to know / to be aware


知名 zhīmíng	知名 \| 知名* \| *知名	well-known; famous


深知 shēnzhī	深知 \| 深知* \| *深知	to know well; to be fully aware of


知道 zhīdào	知道 \| 知道* \| *知道	to know; to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1 dao5]


认知 rènzhī	认知 \| 认知* \| *认知	cognition / cognitive / understanding / perception / awareness / to be cognizant of / to recognize / to realize	認知


感知 gǎnzhī	感知 \| 感知* \| *感知	perception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses) / to sense; to feel; to detect; to be aware of


熟知 shúzhī	熟知 \| 熟知* \| *熟知	to be well acquainted with


未知 wèizhī	未知 \| 未知* \| *未知	unknown


另行通知 lìngxíngtōngzhī	另行通知 \| 另行通知* \| *另行通知	to notify at a different time / to notify later / to give prior notice


知己 zhījǐ	知己 \| 知己* \| *知己	to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend


得知 dézhī	得知 \| 得知* \| *得知	to find out / to learn of


殊不知 shūbùzhī	殊不知 \| 殊不知* \| *殊不知	little imagined / scarcely realized


知晓 zhīxiǎo	知晓 \| 知晓* \| *知晓	to know / to understand	知曉


已知 yǐzhī	已知 \| 已知* \| *已知	known (to science)


知情 zhīqíng	知情 \| 知情* \| *知情	to know the facts / to understand / to be familiar with the situation


不知不觉 bùzhībùjué	不知不觉 \| 不知不觉* \| *不知不觉	unconsciously / unwittingly	不知不覺


知县 zhīxiàn	知县 \| 知县* \| *知县	county head magistrate (old)	知縣


知了 zhīliǎo	知了 \| 知了* \| *知了	cicada (onom.)


众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī	众所周知 \| 众所周知* \| *众所周知	as everyone knows (idiom)	眾所周知


众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī	众所周知 \| 众所周知* \| *众所周知	see 眾所周知｜众所周知	眾所週知


冷暖自知 lěngnuǎnzìzhī	冷暖自知 \| 冷暖自知* \| *冷暖自知	see 如人飲水，冷暖自知｜如人饮水，冷暖自知


周知 zhōuzhī	周知 \| 周知* \| *周知	well known


知难而退 zhīnán'értuì	知难而退 \| 知难而退* \| *知难而退	lit. 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	知難而退


温故知新 wēngùzhīxīn	温故知新 \| 温故知新* \| *温故知新	to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future	溫故知新


可知 kězhī	可知 \| 可知* \| *可知	evidently / clearly / no wonder / knowable


谁知 shéizhī	谁知 \| 谁知* \| *谁知	who would have thought / unexpectedly	誰知


先知 xiānzhī	先知 \| 先知* \| *先知	a person of foresight / (religion) a prophet


明知故犯 míngzhīgùfàn	明知故犯 \| 明知故犯* \| *明知故犯	deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime


知心 zhīxīn	知心 \| 知心* \| *知心	caring / intimate


不为人知 bùwéirénzhī	不为人知 \| 不为人知* \| *不为人知	not known to anyone / secret / unknown	不為人知


求知 qiúzhī	求知 \| 求知* \| *求知	anxious to learn / keen for knowledge


预知 yùzhī	预知 \| 预知* \| *预知	to anticipate / to foresee	預知


一无所知 yīwúsuǒzhī	一无所知 \| 一无所知* \| *一无所知	not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant / without an inkling	一無所知


知音 zhīyīn	知音 \| 知音* \| *知音	intimate friend / soul mate


自知之明 zìzhīzhīmíng	自知之明 \| 自知之明* \| *自知之明	knowing oneself (idiom) / self-knowledge


鲜为人知 xiǎnwéirénzhī	鲜为人知 \| 鲜为人知* \| *鲜为人知	rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown / secret to all but a few	鮮為人知


恬不知耻 tiánbùzhīchǐ	恬不知耻 \| 恬不知耻* \| *恬不知耻	to have no sense of shame	恬不知恥


尽人皆知 jìnrénjiēzhī	尽人皆知 \| 尽人皆知* \| *尽人皆知	known by everyone (idiom); well known / a household name	盡人皆知


获知 huòzhī	获知 \| 获知* \| *获知	to learn of (an event) / to hear about (sth)	獲知


不知死活 bùzhīsǐhuó	不知死活 \| 不知死活* \| *不知死活	to act recklessly (idiom)


推知 tuīzhī	推知 \| 推知* \| *推知	to infer


不知轻重 bùzhīqīngzhòng	不知轻重 \| 不知轻重* \| *不知轻重	lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things / naive / doesn't know who's who / no sense of priorities	不知輕重


知府 zhīfǔ	知府 \| 知府* \| *知府	prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)


真知 zhēnzhī	真知 \| 真知* \| *真知	real knowledge


不知凡几 bùzhīfánjǐ	不知凡几 \| 不知凡几* \| *不知凡几	one can't tell how many / numerous similar cases	不知凡幾


知己知彼 zhījǐzhībǐ	知己知彼 \| 知己知彼* \| *知己知彼	know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法)


不知好歹 bùzhīhǎodǎi	不知好歹 \| 不知好歹* \| *不知好歹	unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions


不知所云 bùzhīsuǒyún	不知所云 \| 不知所云* \| *不知所云	to not know what sb is driving at / to be unintelligible


不知去向 bùzhīqùxiàng	不知去向 \| 不知去向* \| *不知去向	whereabouts unknown / gone missing


爱知县 Àizhīxiàn	爱知县 \| 爱知县* \| *爱知县	Aichi prefecture, central Japan	愛知縣


知悉 zhīxī	知悉 \| 知悉* \| *知悉	to know / to be informed of


知无不言，言无不尽 zhīwúbùyán, yánwúbùjìn	知无…不尽 \| 知无…不尽* \| *知无…不尽	not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom) / frank / outspoken	知無不言，言無不盡


人人皆知 rénrénjiēzhī	人人皆知 \| 人人皆知* \| *人人皆知	known to everyone


知州 zhīzhōu	知州 \| 知州* \| *知州	senior provincial government official in dynastic China


真知灼见 zhēnzhīzhuójiàn	真知灼见 \| 真知灼见* \| *真知灼见	penetrating insight	真知灼見


全知全能 quánzhīquánnéng	全知全能 \| 全知全能* \| *全知全能	omniscient and omnipotent


知会 zhīhuì	知会 \| 知会* \| *知会	to inform / to tell / to notify / notification	知會


不知所措 bùzhīsuǒcuò	不知所措 \| 不知所措* \| *不知所措	not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss


知书达理 zhīshūdálǐ	知书达理 \| 知书达理* \| *知书达理	educated and well-balanced (idiom)	知書達理


一叶知秋 yīyèzhīqiū	一叶知秋 \| 一叶知秋* \| *一叶知秋	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	一葉知秋


迷途知返 mítúzhīfǎn	迷途知返 \| 迷途知返* \| *迷途知返	to get back on the right path / to mend one's ways


旧知 jiùzhī	旧知 \| 旧知* \| *旧知	old acquaintance / former friend	舊知


故知 gùzhī	故知 \| 故知* \| *故知	a close friend over many years


知法犯法 zhīfǎfànfǎ	知法犯法 \| 知法犯法* \| *知法犯法	to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules


告知 gàozhī	告知 \| 告知* \| *告知	to inform


不得而知 bùdé'érzhī	不得而知 \| 不得而知* \| *不得而知	unknown / unable to find out


无所不知 wúsuǒbùzhī	无所不知 \| 无所不知* \| *无所不知	omniscient	無所不知


格物致知 géwùzhìzhī	格物致知 \| 格物致知* \| *格物致知	to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end


知遇之恩 zhīyùzhī'ēn	知遇之恩 \| 知遇之恩* \| *知遇之恩	lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom) / patronage / protection


知更鸟 zhīgēngniǎo	知更鸟 \| 知更鸟* \| *知更鸟	redbreast / robin	知更鳥


不知羞耻 bùzhīxiūchǐ	不知羞耻 \| 不知羞耻* \| *不知羞耻	to have no sense of shame / brazen	不知羞恥


愚昧无知 yúmèiwúzhī	愚昧无知 \| 愚昧无知* \| *愚昧无知	stupid and ignorant (idiom)	愚昧無知


知己知彼，百战不殆 zhījǐzhībǐ, bǎizhànbùdài	知己…不殆 \| 知己…不殆* \| *知己…不殆	know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法｜孙子兵法)	知己知彼，百戰不殆


鉴往知来 jiànwǎngzhīlái	鉴往知来 \| 鉴往知来* \| *鉴往知来	to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come	鑒往知來


知人善任 zhīrénshànrèn	知人善任 \| 知人善任* \| *知人善任	(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places


可想而知 kěxiǎng'érzhī	可想而知 \| 可想而知* \| *可想而知	it is obvious that... / as one can well imagine...


良知良能 liángzhīliángnéng	良知良能 \| 良知良能* \| *良知良能	instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense


情知 qíngzhī	情知 \| 情知* \| *情知	to know full well; to be fully aware


一知半解 yīzhībànjiě	一知半解 \| 一知半解* \| *一知半解	lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge / dilettante / amateur


路人皆知 lùrénjiēzhī	路人皆知 \| 路人皆知* \| *路人皆知	understood by everyone (idiom); well known / a household name


知趣 zhīqù	知趣 \| 知趣* \| *知趣	to act tactfully / tactful / discreet


探知 tànzhī	探知 \| 探知* \| *探知	to find out / to ascertain / to get an idea of


人所共知 rénsuǒgòngzhī	人所共知 \| 人所共知* \| *人所共知	something that everybody knows


略知一二 lüèzhīyī'èr	略知一二 \| 略知一二* \| *略知一二	to know just a little; to have a rough idea


乐天知命 lètiānzhīmìng	乐天知命 \| 乐天知命* \| *乐天知命	to be content with what one is	樂天知命


先知先觉 xiānzhīxiānjué	先知先觉 \| 先知先觉* \| *先知先觉	having foresight / a person of foresight	先知先覺


知足 zhīzú	知足 \| 知足* \| *知足	content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness)


不知所以 bùzhīsuǒyǐ	不知所以 \| 不知所以* \| *不知所以	to not know the reason / to not know what to do


未卜先知 wèibǔxiānzhī	未卜先知 \| 未卜先知* \| *未卜先知	predictable / sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant


知冷知热 zhīlěngzhīrè	知冷知热 \| 知冷知热* \| *知冷知热	to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom) / to be very considerate	知冷知熱


知彼知己 zhībǐzhījǐ	知彼知己 \| 知彼知己* \| *知彼知己	to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")


知交 zhījiāo	知交 \| 知交* \| *知交	intimate friend


妇孺皆知 fùrújiēzhī	妇孺皆知 \| 妇孺皆知* \| *妇孺皆知	understood by everyone (idiom); well known / a household name	婦孺皆知


见微知著 jiànwēizhīzhù	见微知著 \| 见微知著* \| *见微知著	one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop	見微知著

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