知 zhī

1. zhī verb to know
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '知' 1, p. 604; Mathews 1931 '知', p. 128; Unihan '知'; XHZD '知' 1)
2. zhī verb to comprehend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 懂得,了解, or 理会 (Kroll 2015 '知' 1a, p. 604; Guoyu '知' v 1； Unihan '知')
3. zhī verb to inform; to tell
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 通知 (XHZD '知' 2)
4. zhī verb to administer
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 管理 (Guoyu '知' v 5; XHZD '知' 4)
5. zhī verb to distinguish; to discern; to recognize
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 识别 (Kroll 2015 '知' 2, p. 604; Guoyu '知' 2)
6. zhī verb to be close friends
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 赏识 (Guoyu '知' v 3; Kroll 2015 '知' 2b, p. 604; XHZD '知' 5)
7. zhī verb to feel; to sense; to perceive
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 感到,感觉, or 察觉 (Mathews 1931 '知', p. 128; Unihan '知')
8. zhī verb to receive; to entertain
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 招待 (Guoyu '知' v 4)
9. zhī noun knowledge
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 识见 or 学问 (Guoyu '知' n 1; XHZD '知' 3)
10. zhī noun consciousness; perception
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 知觉 (Guoyu '知' n 2)
11. zhī noun a close friend
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 知己 (Guoyu '知' n 3)
12. zhì noun wisdom
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 知 is synonomous with 智慧 or 才智; same as 智 in some classical writings (Kroll 2015 '知' zhì, p. 604; Mathews 1931 '知', p. 129; Guoyu '知' zhì)
13. zhì proper noun Zhi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '知' zhì n 2)
14. zhī verb to appreciate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '知' 2a, p. 604)
15. zhī verb to make known
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '知' 3, p. 604)
16. zhī verb to have control over
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '知' 4, p. 604)
17. zhī verb to expect; to foresee
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '知' 5, p. 604)

Contained in

• 乐天知命(樂天知命) to be content with what one is
• 不知好歹 to not know what is good for oneself; to not know good from evil
• 知者不失人 a wise person does not err in regard to men
• 焉知 how is it known
• 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志(燕雀安知鴻鵠之志) can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan?
• 闻一知十(聞一知十) to hear one and know ten; explain one thing and (he) understands everything; a word to the wise
• 不得而知 unknown; unable to find out
• 推知 to infer
• 食不知味 eat without tasting the food; downhearted
• 求知欲(求知慾) desire for knowledge
• 不知利害 to not know advantages and disadvantages
• 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers
• 知易行难(知易行難) easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice; easier said than done
• 科学知识(科學知識) scientific knowledge
• 春江水暖鸭先知(春江水暖鴨先知) the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm
• 知地形 to know the terrain
• 知名度 reputation; profile; familiarity in the public consciousness
• 浅知(淺知) superficial understanding
• 知人之明 recognizing talent
• 知识越多越反动(知識越多越反動) the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary
• 未知 unknown; do not know
• 先知 prophet ; prophecy; foreknowkledge
• 知命安身 to know one's fate and submit to it
• 理性知识(理性知識) rational knowledge
• 知之弗豫 to know that he is not suitable
• 亲知 a close acquaintance
• 知识分子(知識分子) intellectual; intelligentsia
• 良知良能 instinctive understanding, especially of ethical issues; untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong
• 知遇 to receive hospitality
• 人尽皆知(人盡皆知) known to everybody
• 谁知道(誰知道) God knows...; Who would have imagined...?
• 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇(好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇) to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
• 感知 to perceive; to be aware of
• 知足常乐(知足常樂) satisfied with what one has and always joyful
• 公知 public intellectual
• 前知 to anticipate; to foresee
• 不知去向 whereabouts unknown; gone missing
• 宁不知倾城与倾国(寧不知傾城與傾國) But not knowing that cities and states are overthrown
• 知人善任 expert at appointing people according to their abilities
• 可想而知 as one can well imagine...
• 塞翁失马焉知非福(塞翁失馬焉知非福) the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best; a blessing in disguise
• 认知革命(認知革命) cognitive revolution
• 哪知 who would have imagined?; unexpectedly
• 知音 an intimate friend
• 后设认知(後設認知) metacognition
• 知情达理(知情達理) to know the facts and understand the reasons
• 人所共知 something that everybody knows
• 知命 to know one's destiny ; fifty years of age
• 知识库(知識庫) knowledge base
• 窥知(窺知) to become aware of through observation

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Collocations

• 知伯 (知伯) 知伯實來 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6
• 知曰 (知曰) 我不敢知曰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 召誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement of the Duke of Shao — count: 6
• 不敢知 (不敢知) 我不敢知曰 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 召誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement of the Duke of Shao — count: 6
• 知罃 (知罃) 楚熊負羈囚知罃 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
• 迪知 (迪知) 迪知上帝命 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 大誥 Zhou Shu - Great Announcement — count: 3
• 敢知 (敢知) 罔敢知吉 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 西伯戡黎 Shang Shu - Chief of the west's Conquest of Li — count: 3
• 知礼 (知禮) 可謂知禮矣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
• 知庄子 (知莊子) 知莊子曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
• 知子 (知子) 知子之來之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧女曰鷄鳴 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Nu Yue Ji Ming — count: 3
• 知季 (知季) 知季曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3