English–Chinese

“know” in Chinese

Chinese

Also认识 (rèn shí) · 识 (shí) · 晓得 (xiǎo de)

Pinyinzhī dào

你知道他是谁吗？nǐ zhī dào tā shì shuí ma

Do you know who he is?

“Know” in Chinese is 知道 (zhī dào).

A fact or piece of information is present in the mind and clear enough to identify or answer.

你知道现在几点吗？nǐ zhī dào xiàn zài jí diǎn ma

Do you know what time it is now?

In English, know may describe knowing how to do something, but this word is especially useful for saying that a fact or situation is known.

rèn shí

verbknow

我认识他。wǒ rèn shí tā

I know him.

shí

verbknow

我不识他。wǒ bù shí tā

I don't know him.

xiǎo de

verbknow

我不晓得他的名字。wǒ bù xiǎo de tā de míng zì

I don't know his name.