HSK · Level 70
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Chinese word
晓得
Pronunciation
Pinyinxiǎo de
Meaning
- verbknow
Example
我不晓得他的名字。wǒ bù xiǎo de tā de míng zì
I don't know his name.
More examples
你晓得怎么去火车站吗？nǐ xiǎo de zěn me qù huǒ chē zhàn ma
Do you know how to get to the train station?
Core concept
Information or an idea becomes clear enough to hold and use.
Common phrases
我不晓得wǒ bù xiǎo de
I don't know
你晓得吗nǐ xiǎo de ma
Do you know?
谁晓得shuí xiǎo de
who knows
Similar words
知道zhī dào: Knowing a fact or piece of information.
了解liáo jiě: Understanding the details or reasons behind a situation.
懂dǒng: Understanding the meaning or logic of something.
Definition in Chinese
对某事有了解或有把握，能够回答或判断相关情况。duì mǒu shì yǒu liáo jiě huò yóu bǎ wò néng gòu huí dá huò pàn duàn xiāng guān qíng kuàng
Word origin
晓得 (xiǎode, "know") combines 晓 (xiǎo, "become clear") + 得 (de, "come to have"), presenting knowledge as something that has become clear in the mind.
Usage tips
- For everyday conversation, its colloquial flavor can sound especially natural in some regional speech, while more neutral settings often favor other common verbs.
Other meanings
- understandverb
Opposites
- 不知道bù zhī dàonot knowverb