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Hanzi

to know/to be aware

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

zhī, zhì

Bopomofo

ㄓ, ㄓˋ

Jyutping

zi1

Example sentences

zhī
知子莫若父。

No one knows a son better than his father.

shì
世人皆知這件事。
世人皆知这件事。

Everyone in the world knows this matter.

知道 zhīdào
我想知道真相。

I want to know the truth.

根本 gēnběn
他根本不知道這件事。
他根本不知道这件事。

He doesn't know about this matter at all.

時間在不知不覺中流逝了。
时间在不知不觉中流逝了。

Time passed by unknowingly.

不知所措 bùzhīsuǒcuò
突如其來的停電讓大家一時不知所措。
突如其来的停电让大家一时不知所措。

The sudden power outage left everyone at a loss for a moment.

告知 gàozhī
請把結果告知我。
请把结果告知我。

Please inform me of the result.

得知 dézhī
我們得知這個好消息時,都感到非常高興。
我们得知这个好消息时,都感到非常高兴。

When we learned of this good news, we all felt very happy.

到目前為止,我對這件事一無所知。
到目前为止,我对这件事一无所知。

Up until now, I know nothing about this matter.

聲稱 / 声称 shēngchēng
他聲稱自己對這件事一無所知。
他声称自己对这件事一无所知。

He claimed to know nothing about this matter.

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