Chinese word

知道

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhī dào

Meaning

  • verbknow

Example

你知道他是谁吗？nǐ zhī dào tā shì shuí ma

Do you know who he is?

Illustration for 知道 (know)

More examples

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

Do you know what time it is now?

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 你知道吗nǐ zhī dào ma

    Do you know

  • 知道时间zhī dào shí jiān

    know the time

  • 我知道wǒ zhī dào

    I know

Similar words

会huì: Having the learned ability to carry out an action or perform a skill.
懂dǒng: Seeing clearly what something means, why it happens, or how it works.
认识rèn shí: Recognizing and being familiar with a person or thing by face or name.
记得jì de: Not forgetting something that was seen or heard in the past.

Definition in Chinese

掌握某一信息或事实，心里清楚某事。zhǎng wò mǒu yí xìn xī huò shì shí xīn lǐ qīng chǔ mǒu shì

Word origin

知道 (zhīdào, "know") combines 知 (zhī, "know") with 道 (dào, "way"), giving the sense of having a matter clear in the mind.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Other meanings

  • understandverb

Opposites

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