Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 知道 | 知道 | zhī dào | zhi1 dao4 | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1 dao5] | ||
2 | 知识 | 知識 | zhī shi | zhi1 shi5 | knowledge; Classifiers: 门 ; intellectual | ||
3 | 知 | 知 | zhī | zhi1 | to know; to be aware | ||
4 | 知识分子 | 知識分子 | zhī shi fèn zǐ | zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3 | intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person | ||
5 | 知觉 | 知覺 | zhī jué | zhi1 jue2 | perception; consciousness | ||
6 | 知名 | 知名 | zhī míng | zhi1 ming2 | well-known; famous | ||
7 | 知彼知己 | 知彼知己 | zhī bǐ zhī jǐ | zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3 | to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War") | ||
8 | 知彼知己,百战不殆 | 知彼知己,百戰不殆 | zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài | zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 | knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War") | ||
9 | 知耻 | 知恥 | zhī chǐ | zhi1 chi3 | to have a sense of shame | ||
10 | 知错不改 | 知錯不改 | zhī cuò bù gǎi | zhi1 cuo4 bu4 gai3 | to cling to a mistake instead of correcting it (idiom) | ||
11 | 知错能改 | 知錯能改 | zhī cuò néng gǎi | zhi1 cuo4 neng2 gai3 | to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom) | ||
12 | 知错则改 | 知錯則改 | zhī cuò zé gǎi | zhi1 cuo4 ze2 gai3 | If you know you have made mistakes, correct them! (idiom) | ||
13 | 知道了 | 知道了 | zhī dào le | zhi1 dao4 le5 | OK!; Got it! | ||
14 | 知恩不报 | 知恩不報 | zhī ēn bù bào | zhi1 en1 bu4 bao4 | ungrateful | ||
15 | 知而不言 | 知而不言 | zhī ér bù yán | zhi1 er2 bu4 yan2 | to be reticent about what one knows (idiom) | ||
16 | 知法犯法 | 知法犯法 | zhī fǎ fàn fǎ | zhi1 fa3 fan4 fa3 | to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules | ||
17 | 知法守法 | 知法守法 | zhī fǎ shǒu fǎ | zhi1 fa3 shou3 fa3 | to know the laws and abide by them (idiom) | ||
18 | 知府 | 知府 | zhī fǔ | zhi1 fu3 | prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times) | ||
19 | 知更鸟 | 知更鳥 | zhī gēng niǎo | zhi1 geng1 niao3 | redbreast; robin | ||
20 | 知过必改 | 知過必改 | zhī guò bì gǎi | zhi1 guo4 bi4 gai3 | Always correct an error when one becomes aware of it. (idiom) | ||
21 | 知过改过 | 知過改過 | zhī guò gǎi guò | zhi1 guo4 gai3 guo4 | to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom) | ||
22 | 知乎 | 知乎 | zhī hū | Zhi1 hu1 | Zhihu, Chinese Q&A website modeled on Quora, at zhihu.com, launched in Jan 2011 | ||
23 | 知会 | 知會 | zhī huì | zhi1 hui4 | to inform; to tell; to notify; notification | ||
24 | 知己 | 知己 | zhī jǐ | zhi1 ji3 | to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend | ||
25 | 知己知彼 | 知己知彼 | zhī jǐ zhī bǐ | zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 | know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法 ) | ||
26 | 知己知彼,百战不殆 | 知己知彼,百戰不殆 | zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài | zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 | know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法 ) | ||
27 | 知交 | 知交 | zhī jiāo | zhi1 jiao1 | intimate friend | ||
28 | 知交有年 | 知交有年 | zhī jiāo yǒu nián | zhi1 jiao1 you3 nian2 | to be on intimate terms with a person for years (idiom) | ||
29 | 知觉解体 | 知覺解體 | zhī jué jiě tǐ | zhi1 jue2 jie3 ti3 | perceptual separability | ||
30 | 知觉力 | 知覺力 | zhī jué lì | zhi1 jue2 li4 | ability to perceive; perceptivity; sentience | ||
31 | 知冷知热 | 知冷知熱 | zhī lěng zhī rè | zhi1 leng3 zhi1 re4 | to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom); to be very considerate | ||
32 | 知礼 | 知禮 | zhī lǐ | zhi1 li3 | to be well-mannered | ||
33 | 知了 | 知了 | zhī liǎo | zhi1 liao3 | cicada (onom.) | ||
34 | 知名度 | 知名度 | zhī míng dù | zhi1 ming2 du4 | reputation; profile; familiarity in the public consciousness | ||
35 | 知名人士 | 知名人士 | zhī míng rén shì | zhi1 ming2 ren2 shi4 | public figure; celebrity | ||
36 | 知命安身 | 知命安身 | zhī mìng ān shēn | zhi1 ming4 an1 shen1 | to be contented with one's lot (idiom) | ||
37 | 知母 | 知母 | zhī mǔ | zhi1 mu3 | Anemarrhena asphodeloides; rhyzome of Anemarrhena (used in TCM) | ||
38 | 知难而退 | 知難而退 | zhī nán ér tuì | zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4 | to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like | ||
39 | 知难行易 | 知難行易 | zhī nán xíng yì | zhi1 nan2 xing2 yi4 | It's easier to do a thing than to understand it. (idiom) | ||
40 | 知其不可而为之 | 知其不可而為之 | zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī | zhi1 qi2 bu4 ke3 er2 wei2 zhi1 | to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom) | ||
41 | 知其然而不知其所以然 | 知其然而不知其所以然 | zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán | zhi1 qi2 ran2 er2 bu4 zhi1 qi2 suo3 yi3 ran2 | to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom) | ||
42 | 知悭识俭 | 知慳識儉 | zhī qiān shí jiǎn | zhi1 qian1 shi2 jian3 | to know how to be economical (idiom) | ||
43 | 知青 | 知青 | zhī qīng | zhi1 qing1 | educated youth (sent to work in farms during the Cultural Revolution) | ||
44 | 知青商店 | 知青商店 | zhī qīng shāng diàn | zhi1 qing1 shang1 dian4 | store run by educated youths | ||
45 | 知情 | 知情 | zhī qíng | zhi1 qing2 | to know the facts; to understand; to be familiar with the situation | ||
46 | 知情达理 | 知情達理 | zhī qíng dá lǐ | zhi1 qing2 da2 li3 | see 通情达理 | ||
47 | 知情人 | 知情人 | zhī qíng rén | zhi1 qing2 ren2 | person in the know; insider; informed source | ||
48 | 知情同意 | 知情同意 | zhī qíng tóng yì | zhi1 qing2 tong2 yi4 | informed consent | ||
49 | 知趣 | 知趣 | zhī qù | zhi1 qu4 | to act tactfully; tactful; discreet | ||
50 | 知人善任 | 知人善任 | zhī rén shàn rèn | zhi1 ren2 shan4 ren4 | expert at appointing people according to their abilities (idiom); to put the right people in the right places | ||
51 | 知人善用 | 知人善用 | zhī rén shàn yòng | zhi1 ren2 shan4 yong4 | see 知人善任 | ||
52 | 知人者智,自知者明 | 知人者智,自知者明 | zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng | zhi1 ren2 zhe3 zhi4 , zi4 zhi1 zhe3 ming2 | those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德经 | ||
53 | 知人之长 | 知人之長 | zhī rén zhī cháng | zhi1 ren2 zhi1 chang2 | to know others' worth (idiom) | ||
54 | 知人知面不知心 | 知人知面不知心 | zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn | zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1 | one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) | ||
55 | 知识份子 | 知識份子 | zhī shí fèn zǐ | zhi1 shi2 fen4 zi3 | intellectual; learned person | ||
56 | 知识论 | 知識論 | zhī shí lùn | zhi1 shi2 lun4 | epistemology | ||
57 | 知识宝库 | 知識寶庫 | zhī shi bǎo kù | zhi1 shi5 bao3 ku4 | treasure house of knowledge | ||
58 | 知识产权 | 知識產權 | zhī shi chǎn quán | zhi1 shi5 chan3 quan2 | intellectual property rights (law) | ||
59 | 知识工程师 | 知識工程師 | zhī shi gōng chéng shī | zhi1 shi5 gong1 cheng2 shi1 | knowledge worker | ||
60 | 知识界 | 知識界 | zhī shi jiè | zhi1 shi5 jie4 | intellectual circles; intelligentsia | ||
61 | 知识就是力量 | 知識就是力量 | zhī shi jiù shì lì liang | zhi1 shi5 jiu4 shi4 li4 liang5 | Knowledge is power, slogan originally due to Francis Bacon 弗蘭西斯 ·培根 |弗兰西斯 ·培根 | ||
62 | 知识库 | 知識庫 | zhī shi kù | zhi1 shi5 ku4 | knowledge base | ||
63 | 知识越多越反动 | 知識越多越反動 | zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng | zhi1 shi5 yue4 duo1 yue4 fan3 dong4 | the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人帮 ) | ||
64 | 知书达理 | 知書達理 | zhī shū dá lǐ | zhi1 shu1 da2 li3 | educated and well-balanced (idiom) | ||
65 | 知书识礼 | 知書識禮 | zhī shū shí lǐ | zhi1 shu1 shi2 li3 | to be well-educated and a model of propriety (idiom) | ||
66 | 知疼着热 | 知疼著熱 | zhī téng zháo rè | zhi1 teng2 zhao2 re4 | to love sb. (esp. one's husband or wife) tenderly; to look after sb. with meticulous care (idiom) | ||
67 | 知我罪我 | 知我罪我 | zhī wǒ zuì wǒ | zhi1 wo3 zui4 wo3 | If you understand me, well and good; if not, I don't care. (idiom) | ||
68 | 知无不言 | 知無不言 | zhī wú bù yán | zhi1 wu2 bu4 yan2 | to say all that one knows (idiom) | ||
69 | 知无不言,言无不尽 | 知無不言,言無不盡 | zhī wú bù yán , yán wú bù jìn | zhi1 wu2 bu4 yan2 , yan2 wu2 bu4 jin4 | not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom); frank; outspoken | ||
70 | 知悉 | 知悉 | zhī xī | zhi1 xi1 | to know; to be informed of | ||
71 | 知悉种切 | 知悉種切 | zhī xī zhǒng qiè | zhi1 xi1 zhong3 qie4 | to be fully acquainted with everything (idiom) | ||
72 | 知县 | 知縣 | zhī xiàn | zhi1 xian4 | county head magistrate (old) | ||
73 | 知晓 | 知曉 | zhī xiǎo | zhi1 xiao3 | to know; to understand | ||
74 | 知心 | 知心 | zhī xīn | zhi1 xin1 | caring; intimate | ||
75 | 知心换命 | 知心換命 | zhī xīn huàn mìng | zhi1 xin1 huan4 ming4 | to stick together through thick and thin (idiom) | ||
76 | 知行合一 | 知行合一 | zhī xíng hé yī | zhi1 xing2 he2 yi1 | the unity of knowledge and practice (idiom) | ||
77 | 知言知人 | 知言知人 | zhī yán zhī rén | zhi1 yan2 zhi1 ren2 | To know the force of words is to know men. (idiom) | ||
78 | 知易行难 | 知易行難 | zhī yì xíng nán | zhi1 yi4 xing2 nan2 | easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom); easier said than done | ||
79 | 知音 | 知音 | zhī yīn | zhi1 yin1 | intimate friend; soul mate | ||
80 | 知音识趣 | 知音識趣 | zhī yīn shí qù | zhi1 yin1 shi2 qu4 | to be on fully understanding and harmonious terms with each other (idiom) | ||
81 | 知遇之恩 | 知遇之恩 | zhī yù zhī ēn | zhi1 yu4 zhi1 en1 | lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom); patronage; protection | ||
82 | 知照勿违 | 知照勿違 | zhī zhào wù wéi | zhi1 zhao4 wu4 wei2 | I hereby inform you, and you must not disobey. (in official correspondence) (idiom) | ||
83 | 知者不惑 | 知者不惑 | zhī zhě bù huò | zhi1 zhe3 bu4 huo4 | The wise have no perplexity. (idiom) | ||
84 | 知之甚微 | 知之甚微 | zhī zhī shèn wēi | zhi1 zhi1 shen4 wei1 | to know very little about | ||
85 | 知州 | 知州 | zhī zhōu | zhi1 zhou1 | senior provincial government official in dynastic China | ||
86 | 知子莫若父 | 知子莫若父 | zhī zǐ mò ruò fù | zhi1 zi3 mo4 ruo4 fu4 | nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom) | ||
87 | 知足 | 知足 | zhī zú | zhi1 zu2 | content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) | ||
88 | 知足常乐 | 知足常樂 | zhī zú cháng lè | zhi1 zu2 chang2 le4 | satisfied with what one has (idiom) |
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