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HSK
to notify / to inform / notice / notification / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
knowledge / CL: 門|门 / intellectual
HSK 1
to know; to become aware of / also pr. [zhi1dao5]
HSK 1
to inform
HSK 7-9
well-known; famous
HSK 6
(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
HSK 7-9
to find out / to learn of
HSK 7-9
ignorant / ignorance
HSK 7-9
cognition / cognitive / understanding / perception / awareness / to be cognizant of / to recognize / to realize
HSK 7-9
(idiom) as everyone knows
HSK 7-9
intellectual; intelligentsia
HSK 7-9
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) / fig. an open secret
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法)
world famous
(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth
easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom) / easier said than done
lit. not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom) / fig. frank; outspoken
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *知* | 知* | *知
to know / to be aware
known to everybody
(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
HSK 7-9
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise
written notice
HSK 4
(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
HSK 7-9
not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
HSK 7-9
public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily) (abbr. for 公共知識分子|公共知识分子)
content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness)
HSK 7-9
God knows... / Who would have imagined...?
HSK 7-9
untiring / not recognizing tiredness
If I had known earlier...
Zhihu, Chinese Q&A website modeled on Quora, at zhihu.com, launched in Jan 2011
to have no sense of shame / brazen
known (to science)
new knowledge / new friend
senseless
to let everyone know / spread the word!
unknown / unable to find out
HSK 7-9
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good / also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
to find out / to ascertain / to get an idea of
to learn of (an event) / to hear about (sth)
to know / to be informed of
unknown number / (fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty
HSK 7-9
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
something that everybody knows
to be well aware
to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
person in the know / insider / informed source
to not know what sb is driving at / to be unintelligible
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
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
whereabouts unknown / gone missing
background knowledge / prerequisite
somehow
to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future
(Buddhism) to fully understand / to understand completely
innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend
agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom) / fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
well known
to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend
HSK 7-9
who would have thought that ...?
HSK 7-9
to know in advance
anxious to learn / keen for knowledge
perceptivity
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
notification / notice / ticket / receipt
preliminary notification / to announce in advance
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
reputation / profile / familiarity in the public consciousness
not known to anyone / secret / unknown
HSK 7-9
perception / consciousness
HSK 7-9
whereabouts unknown
desire for knowledge
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
admission notice (issued by a university)
knowledge base
instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
to find out about / to discover
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance
numb / unfeeling / indifferent / inconsequential
omniscient
to have no sense of shame
to be well acquainted with
those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经
to know the facts / to understand / to be familiar with the situation
to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence
educated youth (esp. those sent to work in rural areas during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 知識青年|知识青年)
evidently / clearly / no wonder / knowable
Life is short, learning is limitless / Ars longa, vita brevis
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
(literary) how is one to know?
cicada (onom.)
close female friend / confidante
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
treasure house of knowledge

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