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to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
to gain knowledge and experience
to be aware of; to realize
knowledge / CL: 門|门 / intellectual
HSK 1
subconscious mind
HSK 7-9
(computing) facial recognition / (cognitive pyschology) face perception
illiterate
consciousness
to learn to read / able to read; literate
HSK 6
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted
HSK 7-9
stream of consciousness (in literature)
intellectual property rights (law)
to penetrate / to see through
image classification (computer vision)
knowledge and experience
ideology
lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate
to get to know sb / to meet sb for the first time
HSK 7-9
to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition
HSK 1
conscious
trivia
scientific knowledge
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
to appreciate / to recognize the worth of sth / appreciation
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
intellectual; intelligentsia
HSK 7-9
to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
HSK 7-9
1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China
handwriting recognition
Creative Commons
unconscious / involuntary
preconscious / preconsciousness
intellectual circles / intelligentsia
technical knowledge
distinctiveness; identifiability; recognizability
World Intellectual Property Organization
optical character recognition (OCR)
general culture
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
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to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4]
HSK 6
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to record / to write a footnote
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture
general education
knowledgeable and versatile
literacy rate
unable to tell good from bad (idiom) / undiscriminating
an outstanding talent (idiom) / surpassing insight and acumen
to get to know each other / acquaintance
HSK 7-9
total illiterate / unable to read the simplest characters
erudite / widely read and knowledgeable
Cheng Bushi, Han dynasty general
foresight
general knowledge / overall knowledge / common knowledge / widely known / erudition
unconscious mind / subconscious mind / subconsciousness
cognition / rational knowledge
ID badge (on a lanyard etc) (Tw)
knowledge; learning / (attributive) intellectual
consciousness; awareness / (usu. followed by ) to be aware of; to realize
HSK 5
(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable
(idiom) illiterate
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
knowledge worker
(idiom) a wise person adapts to changing circumstances
to know what's what
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord
common sense / general knowledge / CL: 門|门
HSK 4
an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do / an old hand knows the ropes
former acquaintance / old friend
superior judgment / sagacity
radio-frequency identification (RFID)
to know
understanding and adaptable
common understanding / consensus
HSK 7-9
a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom) / to ill reward a person's kindness
self-awareness
general course / general education course / core course / general curriculum / general education curriculum / core curriculum
epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
anti-intellectual
to be total strangers (idiom)
HSK 7-9
knowledge and experience
to know how to count and do sums / numerate / numeracy
understanding / to know what's up
to identify / to detect
to acquire knowledge
background knowledge / prerequisite
public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)
perceptual awareness
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent / to be blind to the fact
to be well acquainted with / to know well
identification / to identify / to recognize
totally illiterate
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
semiliterate / only knows words of one syllable / lit. to know only and 無|无
knowledge base
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
epistemology
fail to appreciate sb's kindness / not know how to appreciate favors
knowledgeable / erudite (idiom)
data link connection identifier (DLCI)
(idiom) to know how to be economical

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