Chinese Word: 识 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

识 (Trad.: 識)HSK 1

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic: 只 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 只 [ zhī ] only, merely, just

Similar Characters: 织职枳帜

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Pinyin: shí

English Definition: to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]

Chinese Definition:
①知道，认得，能辨别：识辨。识破。识相(xiàng)。识途老马。
②所知道的道理：知识。常识。
③辨别是非的能力：见识。远见卓识。
Example Words:

意识	yì shí	consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize	HSK 6
共识	gòng shí	common understanding; consensus
意识形态	yì shí xíng tài	ideology	HSK 6
识别	shí bié	to distinguish; to discern	HSK 6
常识	cháng shí	common sense; general knowledge; Classifiers: 门	HSK 5

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Pinyin: zhì

English Definition: to record; to write a footnote
Chinese Definition:
①记住：博闻强识。
②标志，记号。
Example Words:
标识 biāo zhì variant of 标志
数据链路连接标识 shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì data link connection identifier (DLCI)
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Example Sentences

1		wǒ 我 shí 识 nǐ 你 lǎo shǔ 老鼠！ I know your mouse.
2		bù 不 shí 识 lú shān zhēn zhēn miàn mù 庐山真真面目， zhǐ 只 yuán 缘 shēn 身 zài 在 cǐ 此 shān 山 zhōng 中。 I see not the true face of Lushan mountain because I am in the mountain.
3		zhè 这 fù wēng 富翁 qí shí 其实 yí gè 一个 zì 字 yě 也 bù 不 shí 识， dàn 但 yīn wèi 因为 zhèng zài 正在 kè tīng 客厅 lǐ 里 péi 陪 kè rén 客人， bù 不 xiǎng 想 zài 在 kè rén 客人 miàn qián 面前 diū miàn zi 丢面子， biàn 便 bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng 不懂装懂 dì 地 ná 拿 guò 过 zì tiáo 字条 lái 来 kàn 看。 The rich man couldn't read, but as he was with his guests in the living room and didn't want to lose his face in front of the guests, he took the note pretending he could read.
4		qǐ chū 起初， tā 他 bù 不 lǐ jiě 理解 wèi shén 为什 me 么 rén men 人们 zǒng shì 总是 dǎ dǎ 打打 shā shā 杀杀， zǒng shì 总是 zhǐ 只 shí 识 yì qì 义气， bù 不 wèn 问 gōng píng 公平 yǔ 与 yì yì 意义。 At first he can't understand why people just keep fighting, even killing each other, and why loyalty always comes first, rather than justice or meaning.
5		zhè 这 shì 是 zhī suǒ yǐ 之所以 suǒ yǒu 所有 guó 国 jiā 家 de 的 zhì shí 智识 yào 要 lián hé 联合 qǐ 起 lái 来 de 的 yuán yīn 原因， yīn wèi 因为 wǒ men 我们 zuò wéi 作为 yí gè 一个 wù zhǒng 物种 néng 能 yǒu 有 de 的 zuì 最 zhòng yào 重要 de 的 xìn xī 信息 shì 是 duì 对 dì qiú 地球 wǒ men 我们 suǒ 所 yōng yǒu 拥有 de 的 zuò 做 yí gè 一个 quán miàn 全面 de 的， xiáng jìn 详尽 de 的 píng gū 评估。 This is why an intellectual unification of all countries is needed, for the most important information we as a species can have is a full, highly detailed assessment of what we have on this planet.

More Sentences

1		wǒ 我 shí 识 nǐ 你 lǎo shǔ 老鼠！ I know your mouse.
2		bù 不 shí 识 lú shān zhēn zhēn miàn mù 庐山真真面目， zhǐ 只 yuán 缘 shēn 身 zài 在 cǐ 此 shān 山 zhōng 中。 I see not the true face of Lushan mountain because I am in the mountain.
3		zhè 这 fù wēng 富翁 qí shí 其实 yí gè 一个 zì 字 yě 也 bù 不 shí 识， dàn 但 yīn wèi 因为 zhèng zài 正在 kè tīng 客厅 lǐ 里 péi 陪 kè rén 客人， bù 不 xiǎng 想 zài 在 kè rén 客人 miàn qián 面前 diū miàn zi 丢面子， biàn 便 bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng 不懂装懂 dì 地 ná 拿 guò 过 zì tiáo 字条 lái 来 kàn 看。 The rich man couldn't read, but as he was with his guests in the living room and didn't want to lose his face in front of the guests, he took the note pretending he could read.
4		qǐ chū 起初， tā 他 bù 不 lǐ jiě 理解 wèi shén 为什 me 么 rén men 人们 zǒng shì 总是 dǎ dǎ 打打 shā shā 杀杀， zǒng shì 总是 zhǐ 只 shí 识 yì qì 义气， bù 不 wèn 问 gōng píng 公平 yǔ 与 yì yì 意义。 At first he can't understand why people just keep fighting, even killing each other, and why loyalty always comes first, rather than justice or meaning.
5		zhè 这 shì 是 zhī suǒ yǐ 之所以 suǒ yǒu 所有 guó 国 jiā 家 de 的 zhì shí 智识 yào 要 lián hé 联合 qǐ 起 lái 来 de 的 yuán yīn 原因， yīn wèi 因为 wǒ men 我们 zuò wéi 作为 yí gè 一个 wù zhǒng 物种 néng 能 yǒu 有 de 的 zuì 最 zhòng yào 重要 de 的 xìn xī 信息 shì 是 duì 对 dì qiú 地球 wǒ men 我们 suǒ 所 yōng yǒu 拥有 de 的 zuò 做 yí gè 一个 quán miàn 全面 de 的， xiáng jìn 详尽 de 的 píng gū 评估。 This is why an intellectual unification of all countries is needed, for the most important information we as a species can have is a full, highly detailed assessment of what we have on this planet.

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标识	biāo zhì	variant of 标志
数据链路连接标识	shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì	data link connection identifier (DLCI)