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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
愛知 爱知 [[Ai4zhi1]] /Aichi (prefecture in Japan)/ 121 2
百度知道 百度知道 [[Bai3du4 Zhi1dao5]] /Baidu Zhidao, online Q&A forum/ 110 2
飽漢不知餓漢飢 饱汉不知饿汉饥 [bao3 han4 bu4 zhi1 e4 han4 ji1] /The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom)./ 6353 1
飽人不知餓人飢 饱人不知饿人饥 [bao3 ren2 bu4 zhi1 e4 ren2 ji1] /The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom)./ 6353 1
檳知 槟知 [[Bin1zhi1]] /Ben Tre, province and city in Vietnam/ 905 2
不兒道 不儿道 [bu1 r5 dao4] /(dialect) contracted form of 不知道[bu4 zhi1 dao4]/ 1867 1
不當家不知柴米貴 不当家不知柴米贵 [bu4 dang1 jia1 bu4 zhi1 chai2 mi3 gui4] /a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)/ 2365 1
不得而知 不得而知 [bu4 de2 er2 zhi1] /unknown/unable to find out/ 7122 1
不可知論 不可知论 [bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4] /agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable/ 6918 1
不為人知 不为人知 [bu4 wei2 ren2 zhi1] /not known to anyone/secret/unknown/ 6590 1
不知 不知 [bu4 zhi1] /not to know/unaware/unknowingly/fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)/ 6572 1
不知丁董 不知丁董 [bu4 zhi1 Ding1 Dong3] /forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)/unheeding the lessons of the past/ 5827 1
不知凡幾 不知凡几 [bu4 zhi1 fan2 ji3] /one can't tell how many/numerous similar cases/ 7002 1
不知好歹 不知好歹 [bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3] /unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)/not to know what's good for one/unable to recognize others' good intentions/ 4683 1
不知何故 不知何故 [bu4 zhi1 he2 gu4] /somehow/ 7122 1
不知進退 不知进退 [bu4 zhi1 jin4 tui4] /not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety/ 6353 1
不知就裡 不知就里 [bu4 zhi1 jiu4 li3] /unaware of the inner workings/naive/unwitting/ 5549 1
不知利害 不知利害 [bu4 zhi1 li4 hai4] /see 不知好歹[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3]/ 4683 1
不知疲倦 不知疲倦 [bu4 zhi1 pi2 juan4] /untiring/not recognizing tiredness/ 6572 1
不知輕重 不知轻重 [bu4 zhi1 qing1 zhong4] /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/ 6169 1
不知去向 不知去向 [bu4 zhi1 qu4 xiang4] /whereabouts unknown/gone missing/ 6929 1
不知死活 不知死活 [bu4 zhi1 si3 huo2] /to act recklessly (idiom)/ 4866 1
不知所措 不知所措 [bu4 zhi1 suo3 cuo4] /not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end/embarrassed and at a complete loss/ 6353 1
不知所謂 不知所谓 [bu4 zhi1 suo3 wei4] /nonsense/nonsensical/incomprehensible/to make no sense/ 1717 1
不知所云 不知所云 [bu4 zhi1 suo3 yun2] /to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible/ 6637 1
不知所之 不知所之 [bu4 zhi1 suo3 zhi1] /whereabouts unknown/ 5575 1
不知天高地厚 不知天高地厚 [bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4] /not to know the immensity of heaven and earth/an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities/ 7002 1
不知痛癢 不知痛痒 [bu4 zhi1 tong4 yang3] /numb/unfeeling/indifferent/inconsequential/ 5345 1
不知羞恥 不知羞耻 [bu4 zhi1 xiu1 chi3] /to have no sense of shame/brazen/ 6530 1
不知者不罪 不知者不罪 [bu4 zhi1 zhe3 bu4 zui4] /One who does not know is not guilty/If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible/ 6214 1
不知不覺 不知不觉 [[bu4zhi1-bu4jue2]] /(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly/ 637 2
不知所以 不知所以 [[bu4zhi1-suo3yi3]] /(idiom) to not know the reason/(idiom) to not know what to do/ 737 2
不知所終 不知所终 [[bu4zhi1-suo3zhong1]] /(idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing/ 131 2
不知所蹤 不知所踪 [[bu4zhi1-suo3zong1]] /to vanish without a trace; to go missing/ 126 2
測知 测知 [ce4 zhi1] /to detect/to sense/ 6837 1
程咬金 程咬金 [Cheng2 Yao3 jin1] /Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Cheng2 Zhi1 jie2], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty/ 3845 1
春江水暖鴨先知 春江水暖鸭先知 [chun1 jiang1 shui3 nuan3 ya1 xian1 zhi1] /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/ 4789 1
大先知書 大先知书 [Da4 xian1 zhi1 shu1] /the biblical books of the prophets/ 7015 1
得知 得知 [de2 zhi1] /to find out/to learn of/ 2001 1
反知識 反知识 [fan3 zhi1 shi5] /anti-intellectual/ 6813 1
方知 方知 [fang1 zhi1] /to realize only then/ 4169 1
婦孺皆知 妇孺皆知 [fu4 ru2 jie1 zhi1] /understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name/ 6353 1
感知力 感知力 [gan3 zhi1 li4] /perceptivity/ 2888 1
感知 感知 [[gan3zhi1]] /perception (the process of perceiving sth with the senses)/to sense; to feel; to detect; to be aware of/ 860 2
高低 高低 [[gao1di1]] /height; level; (music) pitch/relative superiority/propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1])/no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc)/at long last/ 860 2
告知 告知 [[gao4zhi1]] /to inform; to notify/ 100 2
格物致知 格物致知 [ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1] /to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end/ 5729 1
格致 格致 [ge2 zhi4] /to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1])/word for Western natural sciences during late Qing/ 2608 1
公知 公知 [gong1 zhi1] /public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily) (abbr. for 公共知識分子|公共知识分子[gong1 gong4 zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3])/ 1336 1
公共知識分子 公共知识分子 [[gong1gong4 zhi1shi5 fen4zi3]] /public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)/ 383 2
顧炎武 顾炎武 [Gu4 Yan2 wu3] /Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄|日知录/ 6666 1
故知 故知 [gu4 zhi1] /a close friend over many years/ 6834 1
海內存知己,天涯若比鄰 海内存知己,天涯若比邻 [hai3 nei4 cun2 zhi1 ji3 , tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2] /close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door/close in spirit although far away/ 3811 1
好學近乎知,力行近乎仁,知恥近乎勇 好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇 [hao4 xue2 jin4 hu1 zhi1 , li4 xing2 jin4 hu1 ren2 , zhi1 chi3 jin4 hu1 yong3] /to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)/ 4100 1
賀知章 贺知章 [He4 Zhi1 zhang1] /He Zhizhang (659-744), Tang dynasty poet/ 6563 1
紅顏知己 红颜知己 [hong2 yan2 zhi1 ji3] /close female friend/confidante/ 6055 1
後設認知 后设认知 [hou4 she4 ren4 zhi1] /metacognition (Tw)/ 3371 1
後知後覺 后知后觉 [[hou4zhi1-hou4jue2]] /to realize in hindsight; to realize belatedly; to be late to the party/ 895 2
蟪蛄不知春秋 蟪蛄不知春秋 [[hui4gu1 bu4zhi1 chun1qiu1]] /"the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1zi3]); (fig.) to have a limited perspective/ 39 2
渾然不知 浑然不知 [hun2 ran2 bu4 zhi1] /to be totally oblivious (to sth)/to have no idea about sth/ 3983 1
獲知 获知 [huo4 zhi1] /to learn of (an event)/to hear about (sth)/ 4121 1
疾風知勁草,烈火見真金 疾风知劲草,烈火见真金 [ji2 feng1 zhi1 jin4 cao3 , lie4 huo3 jian4 zhen1 jin1] /lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom)/fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis/ 1791 1
疾風知勁草 疾风知劲草 [ji2 feng1 zhi1 jing4 cao3] /lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)/fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis/ 1791 1
技術知識 技术知识 [ji4 shu4 zhi1 shi5] /technical knowledge/ 7122 1
既有今日何必當初 既有今日何必当初 [ji4 you3 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1] /see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]/ 4682 1
鑒往知來 鉴往知来 [jian4 wang3 zhi1 lai2] /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/ 5571 1
見微知著 见微知著 [[jian4wei1-zhi1zhu4]] /(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces/ 553 2
街知巷聞 街知巷闻 [jie1 zhi1 xiang4 wen2] /to be known to everyone/ 3271 1
盡人皆知 尽人皆知 [jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1] /known by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name/ 6353 1
酒逢知己千杯少 酒逢知己千杯少 [jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3] /a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)/when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down/ 2480 1
舊知 旧知 [jiu4 zhi1] /old acquaintance/former friend/ 6581 1
據我所知 据我所知 [ju4 wo3 suo3 zhi1] /as far as I know/to the best of my knowledge/ 4007 1
科學知識 科学知识 [ke1 xue2 zhi1 shi5] /scientific knowledge/ 6549 1
可知 可知 [ke3 zhi1] /evidently/clearly/no wonder/knowable/ 5620 1
可知論 可知论 [ke3 zhi1 lun4] /gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable/ 6918 1
可想而知 可想而知 [[ke3xiang3er2zhi1]] /(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined/ 657 2
窺知 窥知 [kui1 zhi1] /to find out about/to discover/ 4361 1
擴散周知 扩散周知 [kuo4 san4 zhou1 zhi1] /to let everyone know/spread the word!/ 4817 1
藍顏知己 蓝颜知己 [lan2 yan2 zhi1 ji3] /close male friend/confidant/ 6055 1
樂天知命 乐天知命 [le4 tian1 zhi1 ming4] /to be content with what one is/ 6286 1
冷暖自知 冷暖自知 [leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1] /see 如人飲水,冷暖自知|如人饮水,冷暖自知[ru2 ren2 yin3 shui3 , leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1]/ 4905 1
冷知識 冷知识 [leng3 zhi1 shi5] /trivia/ 3948 1
理性知識 理性知识 [li3 xing4 zhi1 shi5] /rational knowledge/ 6559 1
良知 良知 [liang2 zhi1] /innate sense of right and wrong/conscience/bosom friend/ 5421 1
良知良能 良知良能 [liang2 zhi1 liang2 neng2] /instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong/innate moral sense/ 6353 1
了知 了知 [liao3 zhi1] /(Buddhism) to fully understand/to understand completely/ 1624 1
另行通知 另行通知 [ling4 xing2 tong1 zhi1] /to notify at a different time/to notify later/to give prior notice/ 3537 1
路人皆知 路人皆知 [lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1] /understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name/ 6353 1
路遙知馬力,日久見人心 路遥知马力,日久见人心 [lu4 yao2 zhi1 ma3 li4 , ri4 jiu3 jian4 ren2 xin1] /just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)/ 4577 1
錄取通知書 录取通知书 [[lu4qu3 tong1zhi1shu1]] /admission notice (issued by a university)/ 568 2
略知皮毛 略知皮毛 [lüe4 zhi1 pi2 mao2] /slight knowledge of sth/superficial acquaintance with a subject/a smattering/ 6834 1
略知一二 略知一二 [[lüe4zhi1-yi1er4]] /(idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea/ 737 2
毛澤東:鮮為人知的故事 毛泽东:鲜为人知的故事 [[Mao2 Ze2dong1: Xian1wei2ren2zhi1 de5 Gu4shi5]] /Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 張戎|张戎[Zhang1 Rong2] and Jon Halliday/ 915 2
蒙昧無知 蒙昧无知 [meng2 mei4 wu2 zhi1] /benighted (idiom)/ignorant/ 4832 1
迷不知返 迷不知返 [mi2 bu4 zhi1 fan3] /to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)/ 6112 1
迷途知返 迷途知返 [mi2 tu2 zhi1 fan3] /to get back on the right path/to mend one's ways/ 5524 1
明知 明知 [ming2 zhi1] /to be fully aware of/to know perfectly well/ 6101 1
明知故犯 明知故犯 [ming2 zhi1 gu4 fan4] /deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime/ 6353 1
明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 [ming2 zhi1 shan1 you3 hu3 , pian1 xiang4 hu3 shan1 xing2] /lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)/fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers/ 1049 1
明知故問 明知故问 [[ming2zhi1-gu4wen4]] /(idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer/ 737 2
母雞 母鸡 [mu3 ji1] /hen/don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)/ 2036 1
那知 那知 [na3 zhi1] /variant of 哪知[na3 zhi1]/ 5913 1
哪知 哪知 [na3 zhi1] /who would have imagined?/unexpectedly/ 6147 1
哪知道 哪知道 [na3 zhi1 dao4] /who would have thought that ...?/ 1903 1
年少無知 年少无知 [[nian2shao4-wu2zhi1]] /(idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated/ 631 2
情知 情知 [qing2 zhi1] /to know full well; to be fully aware/ 1423 1
求知 求知 [qiu2 zhi1] /anxious to learn/keen for knowledge/ 6653 1
求知慾 求知欲 [qiu2 zhi1 yu4] /desire for knowledge/ 6845 1
全知 全知 [quan2 zhi1] /omniscient/ 6841 1
全知全能 全知全能 [[quan2zhi1-quan2neng2]] /(idiom) omniscient and omnipotent/ 625 2
人不知鬼不覺 人不知鬼不觉 [ren2 bu4 zhi1 gui3 bu4 jue2] /in absolute secrecy/ 6899 1
人非生而知之者,孰能無惑 人非生而知之者,孰能无惑 [ren2 fei1 sheng1 er2 zhi1 zhi1 zhe3 , shu2 neng2 wu2 huo4] /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[Han2 Yu4])/ 1340 1
人盡皆知 人尽皆知 [ren2 jin4 jie1 zhi1] /see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1]/ 4162 1
人人皆知 人人皆知 [ren2 ren2 jie1 zhi1] /known to everyone/ 5131 1
人事不知 人事不知 [ren2 shi4 bu4 zhi1] /to have lost consciousness/ 5243 1
人所共知 人所共知 [ren2 suo3 gong4 zhi1] /something that everybody knows/ 5353 1
稔知 稔知 [[ren3zhi1]] /(literary) to be fully aware of/ 821 2
認知 认知 [ren4 zhi1] /cognition/cognitive/understanding/perception/awareness/to be cognizant of/to recognize/to realize/ 3363 1
認知神經心理學 认知神经心理学 [ren4 zhi1 shen2 jing1 xin1 li3 xue2] /cognitive neuropsychology/ 5750 1
認知失調 认知失调 [ren4 zhi1 shi1 tiao2] /cognitive dissonance/ 5851 1
認知心理學 认知心理学 [ren4 zhi1 xin1 li3 xue2] /cognitive psychology/ 3905 1
認知戰 认知战 [ren4 zhi1 zhan4] /cognitive warfare/ 1563 1
日知錄 日知录 [Ri4 zhi1 lu4] /Rizhilu or Record of daily study, by early Confucian philosopher Gu Yanwu 顧炎武|顾炎武/ 6666 1
如人飲水,冷暖自知 如人饮水,冷暖自知 [ru2 ren2 yin3 shui3 , leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1] /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/ 5403 1
若要人不知,除非己莫為 若要人不知,除非己莫为 [ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1 , chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2] /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./ 6353 1
塞翁失馬安知非福 塞翁失马安知非福 [sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 an1 zhi1 fei1 fu2] /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/ 5809 1
塞翁失馬焉知非福 塞翁失马焉知非福 [sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 yan1 zhi1 fei1 fu2] /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/ 5799 1
三不知 三不知 [san1 bu4 zhi1] /to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end/to know nothing at all/ 5972 1
誰知 谁知 [shei2 zhi1] /who would have thought/unexpectedly/ 2246 1
誰知道 谁知道 [shei2 zhi1 dao4] /God knows.../Who would have imagined...?/ 6586 1
身在福中不知福 身在福中不知福 [shen1 zai4 fu2 zhong1 bu4 zhi1 fu2] /to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off/ 6353 1
深知 深知 [[shen1zhi1]] /to know well; to be fully aware of/ 737 2
神不知鬼不覺 神不知鬼不觉 [shen2 bu4 zhi1 gui3 bu4 jue2] /top secret/hush-hush/ 6985 1
食不知味 食不知味 [shi2 bu4 zhi1 wei4] /lit. to eat without tasting the food/worried or downhearted (idiom)/ 6112 1
識微知著 识微知著 [[shi2wei1-zhi1zhu4]] /see 見微知著|见微知著[jian4wei1-zhi1zhu4]/ 745 2
世界知名 世界知名 [shi4 jie4 zhi1 ming2] /world famous/ 7122 1
世界知識產權組織 世界知识产权组织 [Shi4 jie4 Zhi1 shi2 Chan3 quan2 Zu3 zhi1] /World Intellectual Property Organization/ 7054 1
視為知己 视为知己 [shi4 wei2 zhi1 ji3] /to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence/ 6353 1
士為知己者死,女為悅己者容 士为知己者死,女为悦己者容 [shi4 wei4 zhi1 ji3 zhe3 si3 , nü3 wei4 yue4 ji3 zhe3 rong2] /a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart/ 5130 1
事先通知 事先通知 [shi4 xian1 tong1 zhi1] /preliminary notification/to announce in advance/ 6626 1
視微知著 视微知著 [[shi4wei1-zhi1zhu4]] /see 見微知著|见微知著[jian4wei1-zhi1zhu4]/ 745 2
受知 受知 [shou4 zhi1] /recognized (for one's talents)/ 6325 1
殊不知 殊不知 [shu1 bu4 zhi1] /little imagined/scarcely realized/ 6639 1
熟知 熟知 [shu2 zhi1] /to be well acquainted with/ 6115 1
司馬昭之心路人皆知 司马昭之心路人皆知 [Si1 ma3 Zhao1 zhi1 xin1 lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1] /lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)/fig. an open secret/ 4279 1
所知 所知 [suo3 zhi1] /known/what one knows/ 6692 1
他鄉遇故知 他乡遇故知 [ta1 xiang1 yu4 gu4 zhi1] /meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)/ 4641 1
探知 探知 [tan4 zhi1] /to find out/to ascertain/to get an idea of/ 3538 1
陶行知 陶行知 [Tao2 Xing2 zhi1] /Tao Xingzhi (1891-1946), Chinese educator and reformer/ 2856 1
恬不知恥 恬不知耻 [tian2 bu4 zhi1 chi3] /to have no sense of shame/ 5785 1
通知 通知 [tong1 zhi1] /to notify/to inform/notice/notification/CL:個|个[ge4]/ 6385 1
通知單 通知单 [tong1 zhi1 dan1] /notification/notice/ticket/receipt/ 4823 1
通知書 通知书 [tong1 zhi1 shu1] /written notice/ 1963 1
同知 同知 [tong2 zhi1] /government sub-prefect (old)/ 5899 1
推知 推知 [tui1 zhi1] /to infer/ 6216 1
未知 未知 [wei4 zhi1] /unknown/ 7122 1
未知數 未知数 [wei4 zhi1 shu4] /unknown number/(fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty/ 1031 1
未知數兒 未知数儿 [wei4 zhi1 shu4 r5] /erhua variant of 未知數|未知数[wei4 zhi1 shu4]/ 6213 1
未卜先知 未卜先知 [[wei4bu3-xian1zhi1]] /(idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight/ 413 2
溫故而知新 温故而知新 [wen1 gu4 er2 zhi1 xin1] /to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past to understand the future/ 6349 1
溫故知新 温故知新 [wen1 gu4 zhi1 xin1] /to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)/to recall the past to understand the future/ 6349 1
聞一知十 闻一知十 [wen2 yi1 zhi1 shi2] /lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything/a word to the wise/ 6353 1
無人不知 无人不知 [wu2 ren2 bu4 zhi1] /known to everybody/ 4777 1
吾生也有涯,而知也無涯 吾生也有涯,而知也无涯 [wu2 sheng1 ye3 you3 ya2 , er2 zhi1 ye3 wu2 ya2] /Life is short, learning is limitless/Ars longa, vita brevis/ 6708 1
無所不知 无所不知 [wu2 suo3 bu4 zhi1] /omniscient/ 7122 1
無知 无知 [wu2 zhi1] /ignorant/ignorance/ 5866 1
無知覺 无知觉 [wu2 zhi1 jue2] /senseless/ 7122 1
遐邇皆知 遐迩皆知 [[xia2er3-jie1zhi1]] /known far and wide/ 4 2
先知先覺 先知先觉 [xian1 zhi1 xian1 jue2] /having foresight/a person of foresight/ 1011 1
先知 先知 [[xian1zhi1]] /a person of foresight/(religion) a prophet/ 853 2
鮮為人知 鲜为人知 [xian3 wei2 ren2 zhi1] /rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few/ 6353 1
邪知邪見 邪知邪见 [xie2 zhi1 xie2 jian4] /false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism)/ 3967 1
新知 新知 [xin1 zhi1] /new knowledge/new friend/ 4645 1
心知肚明 心知肚明 [xin1 zhi1 du4 ming2] /to be well aware/ 5465 1
秀才不出門,能知天下事 秀才不出门,能知天下事 [xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , neng2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4] /a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)/ 4225 1
秀才不出門,全知天下事 秀才不出门,全知天下事 [xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , quan2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4] /a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)/ 4225 1
須知 须知 [xu1 zhi1] /key information/instructions/it must be borne in mind/ 3912 1
學然後知不足 学然后知不足 [xue2 ran2 hou4 zhi1 bu4 zu2] /to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4])/ 4987 1
焉知 焉知 [yan1 zhi1] /(literary) how is one to know?/ 5088 1
燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 [yan4 que4 an1 zhi1 hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4] /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?/ 6107 1
燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 [yan4 que4 yan1 zhi1 hong2 gu3 zhi1 zhi4] /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?/ 5798 1
一部二十四史,不知從何說起 一部二十四史,不知从何说起 [yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 , bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3] /It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start./ 4584 1
一問三不知 一问三不知 [yi1 wen4 san1 bu4 zhi1] /lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)/fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on/complete ignorance/ 6317 1
一葉知秋 一叶知秋 [yi1 ye4 zhi1 qiu1] /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/ 5341 1
一望而知 一望而知 [[yi1wang4er2zhi1]] /(idiom) to be evident at a glance/ 809 2
一無所知 一无所知 [[yi1wu2suo3zhi1]] /(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant/ 696 2
一知半解 一知半解 [[yi1zhi1-ban4jie3]] /(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth/ 755 2
已知 已知 [yi3 zhi1] /known (to science)/ 7122 1
以微知著 以微知著 [[yi3wei1-zhi1zhu4]] /see 見微知著|见微知著[jian4wei1-zhi1zhu4]/ 745 2
愚昧無知 愚昧无知 [yu2 mei4 wu2 zhi1] /stupid and ignorant (idiom)/ 6353 1
預知 预知 [yu4 zhi1] /to anticipate/to foresee/ 5573 1
元認知 元认知 [yuan2 ren4 zhi1] /metacognition/ 3371 1
遠近皆知 远近皆知 [yuan3 jin4 jie1 zhi1] /known far and wide (idiom)/ 4705 1
早知今日何必當初 早知今日何必当初 [zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1] /if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)/to regret vainly one's past behavior/ 4681 1
早知 早知 [[zao3zhi1]] /to know in advance/ 172 2
張戎 张戎 [Zhang1 Rong2] /Jung Chang (1952-), British-Chinese writer, name at birth Zhang Erhong 張二鴻|张二鸿[Zhang1 Er4 hong2], author of Wild Swans 野天鵝|野天鹅[Ye3 Tian1 e2] and Mao: The Unknown Story 毛澤東·鮮為人知的故事|毛泽东·鲜为人知的故事[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5]/ 4074 1
長知識 长知识 [zhang3 zhi1 shi5] /to acquire knowledge/ 4307 1
漲姿勢 涨姿势 [zhang3 zi1 shi4] /Internet slang for 長知識|长知识[zhang3 zhi1 shi5]/ 3787 1
真知 真知 [zhen1 zhi1] /real knowledge/ 7122 1
真知灼見 真知灼见 [zhen1 zhi1 zhuo2 jian4] /penetrating insight/ 7122 1
[zhi1] /to know/to be aware/ 7122 1
知彼知己 知彼知己 [zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3] /to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")/ 4989 1
知彼知己,百戰不殆 知彼知己,百战不殆 [zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4] /knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")/ 4989 1
知恥 知耻 [zhi1 chi3] /to have a sense of shame/ 4733 1
知錯能改 知错能改 [zhi1 cuo4 neng2 gai3] /to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)/ 3454 1
知道了 知道了 [zhi1 dao4 le5] /OK!/Got it!/ 5020 1
知恩不報 知恩不报 [zhi1 en1 bu4 bao4] /ungrateful/ 5084 1
知法犯法 知法犯法 [zhi1 fa3 fan4 fa3] /to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules/ 6353 1
知府 知府 [zhi1 fu3] /prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)/ 6576 1
知更鳥 知更鸟 [zhi1 geng1 niao3] /redbreast/robin/ 6819 1
知過改過 知过改过 [zhi1 guo4 gai3 guo4] /to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)/ 4942 1
知乎 知乎 [Zhi1 hu1] /Zhihu, Chinese Q&A website modeled on Quora, at zhihu.com, launched in Jan 2011/ 3362 1
知會 知会 [zhi1 hui4] /to inform/to tell/to notify/notification/ 4725 1
知己 知己 [zhi1 ji3] /to know oneself/to be intimate or close/intimate friend/ 7041 1
知己知彼 知己知彼 [zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3] /know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ 4989 1
知己知彼,百戰不殆 知己知彼,百战不殆 [zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4] /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[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ 4989 1
知交 知交 [zhi1 jiao1] /intimate friend/ 5421 1
知覺 知觉 [zhi1 jue2] /perception/consciousness/ 6205 1
知覺力 知觉力 [zhi1 jue2 li4] /ability to perceive/perceptivity/sentience/ 5570 1
知冷知熱 知冷知热 [zhi1 leng3 zhi1 re4] /to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom)/to be very considerate/ 5624 1
知禮 知礼 [zhi1 li3] /to be well-mannered/ 6043 1
知了 知了 [zhi1 liao3] /cicada (onom.)/ 3463 1
知名度 知名度 [zhi1 ming2 du4] /reputation/profile/familiarity in the public consciousness/ 6075 1
知名人士 知名人士 [zhi1 ming2 ren2 shi4] /public figure/celebrity/ 7122 1
知母 知母 [zhi1 mu3] /Anemarrhena asphodeloides/rhyzome of Anemarrhena (used in TCM)/ 4476 1
知其不可而為之 知其不可而为之 [zhi1 qi2 bu4 ke3 er2 wei2 zhi1] /to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)/ 3836 1
知其然而不知其所以然 知其然而不知其所以然 [[zhi1 qi2 ran2 er2 bu4 zhi1 qi2 suo3yi3 ran2]] /(saying) to know that it is so but not why it is so/ 453 2
知慳識儉 知悭识俭 [zhi1 qian1 shi2 jian3] /(idiom) to know how to be economical/ 1036 1
知情 知情 [zhi1 qing2] /to know the facts/to understand/to be familiar with the situation/ 7122 1
知情達理 知情达理 [zhi1 qing2 da2 li3] /see 通情達理|通情达理[tong1 qing2 da2 li3]/ 4148 1
知情人 知情人 [zhi1 qing2 ren2] /person in the know/insider/informed source/ 4787 1
知情同意 知情同意 [zhi1 qing2 tong2 yi4] /informed consent/ 6173 1
知趣 知趣 [zhi1 qu4] /to act tactfully/tactful/discreet/ 5947 1
知人善任 知人善任 [zhi1 ren2 shan4 ren4] /(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places/ 1214 1
知人善用 知人善用 [zhi1 ren2 shan4 yong4] /see 知人善任[zhi1 ren2 shan4 ren4]/ 4189 1
知人知面不知心 知人知面不知心 [zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1] /one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)/ 4777 1
知識論 知识论 [zhi1 shi2 lun4] /epistemology/ 7054 1
知識 知识 [zhi1 shi5] /knowledge/CL:門|门[men2]/intellectual/ 3943 1
知識寶庫 知识宝库 [zhi1 shi5 bao3 ku4] /treasure house of knowledge/ 6556 1
知識產權 知识产权 [zhi1 shi5 chan3 quan2] /intellectual property rights (law)/ 6148 1
知識工程師 知识工程师 [zhi1 shi5 gong1 cheng2 shi1] /knowledge worker/ 7054 1
知識共享 知识共享 [Zhi1 shi5 Gong4 xiang3] /Creative Commons/ 1809 1
知識界 知识界 [zhi1 shi5 jie4] /intellectual circles/intelligentsia/ 5166 1
知識庫 知识库 [zhi1 shi5 ku4] /knowledge base/ 7054 1
知識越多越反動 知识越多越反动 [zhi1 shi5 yue4 duo1 yue4 fan3 dong4] /the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮[Si4 ren2 bang1])/ 1968 1
知書達理 知书达理 [zhi1 shu1 da2 li3] /educated and well-balanced (idiom)/ 6111 1
知悉 知悉 [zhi1 xi1] /to know/to be informed of/ 5842 1
知縣 知县 [zhi1 xian4] /county head magistrate (old)/ 6310 1
知曉 知晓 [zhi1 xiao3] /to know/to understand/ 6673 1
知心 知心 [zhi1 xin1] /caring/intimate/ 7122 1
知易行難 知易行难 [zhi1 yi4 xing2 nan2] /easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)/easier said than done/ 4713 1
知音 知音 [zhi1 yin1] /intimate friend/soul mate/ 5927 1
知遇之恩 知遇之恩 [zhi1 yu4 zhi1 en1] /lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)/patronage/protection/ 5749 1
知之甚微 知之甚微 [zhi1 zhi1 shen4 wei1] /to know very little about/ 4685 1
知州 知州 [zhi1 zhou1] /senior provincial government official in dynastic China/ 5626 1
知子莫若父 知子莫若父 [zhi1 zi3 mo4 ruo4 fu4] /nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)/ 4755 1
知足 知足 [zhi1 zu2] /content with one's situation/to know contentment (hence happiness)/ 6883 1
知足常樂 知足常乐 [zhi1 zu2 chang2 le4] /satisfied with what one has (idiom)/ 6353 1
知道 知道 [[zhi1dao4]] /to know; to become aware of/also pr. [zhi1dao5]/ 877 2
知了猴 知了猴 [[zhi1liao3hou2]] /(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph/ 487 2
知名 知名 [[zhi1ming2]] /well-known; famous/ 839 2
知難而退 知难而退 [[zhi1nan2er2tui4]] /(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/ 70 2
知青 知青 [[zhi1qing1]] /educated youth (esp. those sent to work in rural areas during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. for 知識青年|知识青年[zhi1shi5 qing1nian2])/ 446 2
知情權 知情权 [[zhi1qing2quan2]] /right to know/ 86 2
知人者智,自知者明 知人者智,自知者明 [[zhi1ren2zhe3 zhi4, zi4zhi1zhe3 ming2]] /those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4de2jing1])/ 219 2
知識分子 知识分子 [[zhi1shi5 fen4zi3]] /intellectual; intelligentsia/ 383 2
知識份子 知识分子 [[zhi1shi5 fen4zi3]] /variant of 知識分子|知识分子[zhi1shi5 fen4zi3]/ 383 2
知識青年 知识青年 [[zhi1shi5 qing1nian2]] /educated youth; young intellectual/(historical) urban youth with formal education who were sent to rural areas for re-education and labor during the Cultural Revolution (1960s–70s)/ 405 2
知識面 知识面 [[zhi1shi5mian4]] /breadth of knowledge/ 157 2
知無不言,言無不盡 知无不言,言无不尽 [[zhi1wu2bu4yan2, yan2wu2bu4jin4]] /(lit.) not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)/(fig.) frank; outspoken/ 70 2
只知其一,不知其二 只知其一,不知其二 [zhi3 zhi1 qi2 yi1 , bu4 zhi1 qi2 er4] /to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information/ 6353 1
眾所週知 众所周知 [[zhong4suo3zhou1zhi1]] /variant of 眾所周知|众所周知[zhong4suo3zhou1zhi1]/ 699 2
眾所周知 众所周知 [[zhong4suo3zhou1zhi1]] /(idiom) as everyone knows/ 699 2
周知 周知 [zhou1 zhi1] /well known/ 6087 1
自知理虧 自知理亏 [zi4 zhi1 li3 kui1] /to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)/ 6125 1
自知之明 自知之明 [[zi4zhi1 zhi1 ming2]] /(idiom) self-knowledge/ 657 2

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