知 zi¹ {zhī}

(adverb) 1. yes; (noun) 1. knowledge; (verb) 1. to inform; (adjective) close or bosom (friend)

知 zi¹ {zhī}

1. to know
2. to be aware

知醜〔-丑〕 zi¹ cau² {zhī chǒu}

(adjective) shame; ashamed

知底 zi¹ dai² {zhī dǐ}

to know the inside story

知到 zi¹ dou³ {zhī dào}

understand (acknowledging)

知機〔-机〕 zi¹ gei¹ {zhī jī}

(verb) to sense danger or trouble is coming; or (verb) to sense an opportunity is coming

知客 zi¹ haak³ {zhī kè}

reception lady (at restaurants)

知微 zi¹ mei⁴ {zhī wēi}

(verb) argue/dispute over each detail; debate for every small aspect

知死 zi¹ sei² {zhī sǐ}

now you learn the bad consequences (spoken)

知醒 zi¹ seng² {zhī xǐng}

will wake up on time by themself'

知衰 zi¹ seoi¹ {zhī shuāi}

now you learn the bad consequences (spoken)

知事 zi¹ si⁶ {zhī shì}

know the things; governor; thoughtful; sensible

知道 {zhīdao}

1. to know
2. to become aware of
3. also pr. [zhi1 dao5]

知趣 zi¹ ceoi³ {zhī qù}

1. to act tactfully
2. tactful
3. discreet

知恥〔-耻〕 zi¹ ci² {zhī chǐ}

to have a sense of shame

知情 zi¹ cing⁴ {zhī qíng}

1. to know the facts
2. to understand
3. to be familiar with the situation

知道 zi¹ dou³ {zhī dào}

1. to know
2. to become aware of
3. also pr. [zhi1 dao5]

知府 zi¹ fu² {zhī fǔ}

prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)

知交 zi¹ gaau¹ {zhī jiāo}

intimate friend

知己 zi¹ gei² {zhī jǐ}

1. to know oneself
2. to be intimate or close
3. intimate friend

知覺〔-觉〕 zi¹ gok³ {zhī jué}

1. perception
2. consciousness

知曉〔-晓〕 zi¹ hiu² {zhī xiǎo}

1. to know
2. to understand

知音 zi¹ jam¹ {zhī yīn}

1. intimate friend
2. soul mate

知縣〔-县〕 zi¹ jyun⁶ {zhī xiàn}

county head magistrate (old)

知禮〔-礼〕 zi¹ lai⁵ {zhī lǐ}

to be well-mannered

知了 zi¹ liu⁵ {zhī liǎo}

cicada

知名 zi¹ ming⁴ {zhī míng}

1. well-known
2. famous

知母 zi¹ mou⁵ {zhī mǔ}

1. Anemarrhena asphodeloides
2. rhyzome of Anemarrhena (used in TCM)

知心 zi¹ sam¹ {zhī xīn}

1. caring
2. intimate

知悉 zi¹ sik¹ {zhī xī}

1. to know
2. to be informed of

知識〔-识〕 zi¹ sik¹ {zhī shi}

1. intellectual
2. knowledge-related
3. knowledge
4. CL: 門

知會〔-会〕 zi¹ wui⁶ {zhī huì}

1. to inform
2. to tell
3. to notify
4. notification

知州 zi¹ zau¹ {zhī zhōu}

senior provincial government official in dynastic China

知足 zi¹ zuk¹ {zhī zú}

1. content with one's situation
2. to know contentment (hence happiness)

知青 zi³ cing¹ {zhī qīng}

educated youth (sent to work in farms during cultural revolution)

知心人 zi¹ sam¹ jan⁴ {zhī xīn rén}

bosom friend

知情人 zi¹ cing⁴ jan⁴ {zhī qíng rén}

1. person in the know
2. insider
3. informed source

知道了 zi¹ dou⁶ liu⁵ {zhī dào le}

1. OK!
2. Got it!

知更鳥〔--鸟〕 zi¹ gaang¹ niu⁵ {zhī gēng niǎo}

1. redbreast
2. robin

知覺力〔-觉-〕 zi¹ gok³ lik⁶ {zhī jué lì}

1. ability to perceive
2. perceptivity
3. sentience

知名度 zi¹ ming⁴ dou⁶ {zhī míng dù}

1. reputation
2. profile
3. familiarity in the public consciousness

知識界〔-识-〕 zi¹ sik¹ gaai³ {zhī shi jiè}

1. intellectual circles
2. intelligentsia

知識庫〔-识库〕 zi³ sik¹ fu³ {zhī shi kù}

knowledge base

知識論〔-识论〕 zi³ sik¹ leon⁶ {zhī shí lùn}

epistemology

知情識趣〔--识-〕 zi¹ cing⁴ sik¹ ceoi³ {zhī qíng shí qù}

understanding and considerate

知錯能改〔-错--〕 zi¹ co³ nang⁴ goi² {zhī cuò néng gǎi}

one must acknowledge one's mistakes first to be able to rectify them

知慳識儉〔-悭识俭〕 zi¹ haan¹ sik¹ gim⁶ {zhī qiān shí jiǎn}

(adjective) thrifting

知恩感戴 zi¹ jan¹ gam² daai³ {zhī ēn gǎn dài}

to feel gratitude

知微麻利 zi¹ mei⁴ maa⁴ lei⁶ {zhī wēi má li}

make a big deal out of small things (idiom)

知命之年 zi¹ ming⁶ zi¹ nin⁴ {zhī mìng zhī nián}

(noun) quinquagenarian; 50 years old

知無不言〔-无--〕 zi¹ mou⁴ bat¹ jin⁴ , {zhī wú bù yán}

to tell everything you know without reserve

知心朋友 zi¹ sam¹ pang⁴ jau² {zhī xīn péng you}

bosom friend

知識青年〔-识--〕 zi¹ sik¹ cing¹ nin⁴ {zhī shi qīng nián}

(noun) educated teens; young intellectual

知識份子〔-识--〕 zi¹ sik¹ fan⁶ zi² {zhī shì fèn zǐ}

Intellectual

知識經濟〔-识经济〕 zi¹ sik¹ ging¹ zai³ {zhī shi jīng jì}

Knowledge-based economy

知書識墨〔-书识-〕 zi¹ syu¹ sik¹ mak⁶ {zhī shū shí mò}

being knowledgeable (idiom)

知彼知己 zi¹ bei² zi¹ gei² {zhī bǐ zhī jǐ}

to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

知情同意 zi¹ cing⁴ tung⁴ ji³ {zhī qíng tóng yì}

informed consent

知法犯法 zi¹ faat³ faan⁶ faat³ {zhī fǎ fàn fǎ}

to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules

知己知彼 zi¹ gei² zi¹ bei² {zhī jǐ zhī bǐ}

know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法)

知覺解體〔-觉-体〕 zi¹ gok³ gaai² tai² {zhī jué jiě tǐ}

perceptual separability

知過改過〔-过-过〕 zi¹ gwo³ goi² gwo³ {zhī guò gǎi guò}

to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)

知慳識儉〔-悭识俭〕 zi¹ haan¹ sik¹ gim⁶ {zhī qiān shí jiǎn}

to know how to be economical (idiom)

知恩不報〔---报〕 zi¹ jan¹ bat¹ bou³ {zhī ēn bù bào}

ungrateful

知人善任 zi¹ jan⁴ sin⁶ jam⁶ {zhī rén shàn rèn}

1. expert at appointing people according to their abilities (idiom)
2. to put the right people in the right places

知易行難〔---难〕 zi¹ ji⁶ hang⁴ naan⁴ {zhī yì xíng nán}

1. easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)
2. easier said than done

知遇之恩 zi¹ jyu⁶ zi¹ jan¹ {zhī yù zhī ēn}

1. lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)
2. patronage
3. protection

知冷知熱〔---热〕 zi¹ laang⁵ zi¹ jit⁶ {zhī lěng zhī rè}

1. to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom)
2. to be very considerate

知名人士 zi¹ ming⁴ jan⁴ si⁶ {zhī míng rén shì}

1. public figure
2. celebrity

知難而退〔-难--〕 zi¹ naan⁴ ji⁴ teoi³ {zhī nán ér tuì}

1. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
2. to get out on finding out what it's really like

知識分子〔-识--〕 zi¹ sik¹ fan⁶ zi² {zhī shi fèn zǐ}

1. intellectual
2. intelligentsia
3. learned person

知書達理〔-书达-〕 zi¹ syu¹ daat⁶ lei⁵ {zhī shū dá lǐ}

educated and well-balanced (idiom)

知之甚微 zi¹ zi¹ sam⁶ mei⁴ {zhī zhī shèn wēi}

to know very little about

知足常樂〔---乐〕 zi¹ zuk¹ soeng⁴ lok⁶ {zhī zú cháng lè}

satisfied with what one has (idiom)

知識寶庫〔-识宝库〕 zi³ sik¹ bou² fu³ {zhī shi bǎo kù}

treasure house of knowledge

知識產權〔-识产权〕 zi³ sik¹ caan² kyun⁴ {zhī shi chǎn quán}

intellectual property rights (law)

知啲唔知啲 zi¹ di¹ m⁴ zi¹ di¹ {zhī dī ń zhī dī}

(slang) knowing a part of a story/an event/a situation but not all; knowing a little bit of a story/an event/a situation but not all

知頭唔知尾〔-头---〕 zi¹ tau⁴ m⁴ zi¹ mei⁵ {zhī tóu ń zhī wěi}

(slang) know the beginning of a story/an event/a situation but not the end

知子莫若父 zi¹ zi² mok⁶ joek⁶ fu⁶ {zhī zǐ mò ruò fù}

nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

知識工程師〔-识--师〕 zi³ sik¹ gung¹ cing⁴ si¹ {zhī shi gōng chéng shī}

knowledge worker

知人口面不知心 zi¹ jan⁴ hau² min⁶ bat¹ zi¹ sam¹ {zhī rén kǒu miàn bù zhī xīn}

(proverb) people cannot understand others from the person's appearance

知人知面不知心 zi¹ jan⁴ zi¹ min⁶ bat¹ zi¹ sam¹ {zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn}

one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)

知識越多越反動〔-识----动〕 zi³ sik¹ jyut⁶ do¹ jyut⁶ faan² dung⁶ {zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng}

the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫)

知其一,不知其二 zi¹ kei⁴ jat¹ , bat¹ zi¹ kei⁴ ji⁶ {zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr}

(slang) someone knows one-side of a story, s/he only knows half of the truth

知彼知己，百戰百勝〔------战-胜〕 zi¹ bei² zi¹ gei² baak³ zin³ baak³ sing³ {zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng}

know the opponents well and you can win every battle

知彼知己，百戰不殆〔------战--〕 zi¹ bei² zi¹ gei² ，baak³ zin³ bat¹ toi⁵ {zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài}

knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

知己知彼，百戰不殆〔------战--〕 zi¹ gei² zi¹ bei² ，baak³ zin³ bat¹ toi⁵ {zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài}

know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法)

知人者智，自知者明 zi¹ jan⁴ ze² zi³, zi⁶ zi¹ ze² ming⁴ {zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng}

those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經