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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 知
[zhī]
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1.
动
知道;了解
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明知故犯。
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温故知新。
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知己。
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熟知。
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2.
名
知识
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愚昧无知。
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实践出真知。
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求知。
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3.
动
使知道;使了解
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通知。
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知照。
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知会。
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4.
名
指知己
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新知。
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知友。
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5.
动
[文]
主管;主持
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知县。
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知事。
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6.
E统读zhī,不读zhì。
Examples
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作者是谁,不得而知。
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The name of the author is unknown.
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情况如何,不得而知。
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We are unable to find out how things stand.
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知其事否?
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Do you know anything about it?
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浮名身后有谁知?
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After death who remembers an empty name?
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局外人不得而知
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unknown to an outsider
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大家都不愿意接近他,他的为人可想而知。
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Everybody stays away from him. You can imagine what he is like.
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强不知以为知
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pretend to know what one does not know
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结果若何,还不得而知。
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The outcome is not known yet. or I'm unable to find out how things have come out.
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我只是开个玩笑,谁知她竟当真了。
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I was only joking, who would have thought she would take it seriously.
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知你平安到达,甚慰。
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I am greatly relieved to learn that you have arrived safely.
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