知 (zi1 zi3 | zhi1 zhi4) : know; knowledge; inform

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知

zi1 zi3

zhi1 zhi4

[粵] zi1 | [國] zhi1
[1] [v] know; understand; be aware of
[2] [n] knowledge; learning
[3] [v] inform; notify; tell
[4] [n] bosom/intimate friend
[5] [v] [literary] administer; be in charge of

[粵] zi3 | [國] zhi4
variant of 智, notably 知識

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Radical: 矢 (#111)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

知

Don't confuse with:
和

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冷暖自知 laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1 leng3 nuan3 zi4 zhi1 = self- awareness; lit. the person who drinks it knows best if its hot or cold (Zen proverb)

知道 zi1 dou6*3 zhi1 dao4/5 = to know

我唔知 ngo5 m4 zi1 = "I don't know" 粵

不知道 bat1 zi1 dou6*3 bu4 zhi1 dao4 = do not know 國

唔知道 m4 zi1 dou6*3 m2 zhi1 dao4 = do not know 粵

唔知 m4 zi1 m2 zhi1 = do not know; not sure 粵

未知 mei6 zi1 wei4 zhi1 = unknown

早知 zou2 zi1 = know earlier

知識 zi1 sik1 zhi1 shi5 = knowledge; learning

知名 zi1 ming4 zhi1 ming2 = well known, famous

先知 sin1 zi1 xian1 zhi1 = only then know

知士 zi1 si6*2 = cheese

心知 sam1 zi1 = the mind, intelligence

知己 zi1 gei2 = an intimate friend

唔知幾 m4 zi1 gei2 = extremely (lit. don't know how) 粵

鬼知 gwai2 zi1 = who the hell knows 粵

話我知 waa6 ngo5 zi1 = tell me 粵

不知幾... bat1 zi1 gei2 bu4 zhi1 ji3 = really..., very..., so... 粵

知錯 zi1 co3 zhi1 cuo4 = be aware of one's errors; acknowledge one's mistakes

知衰 zi1 seoi1 zhi1 shuai1 = be aware and feel sorry for one's shortcomings and faults 粵

皆知 gaai1 zi1 = all aware; everyone knows

不知所謂 bat1 zi1 so2 wai6 bu4 zhi1 suo3 wei4 = clueless 粵

通知 tung1 zi1 tong1 zhi1 = to inform; to notify

唔知醜 m4 zi1 cau2 = shameless 粵

無知 mou4 zi1 wu2 zhi1 = ignorance

無知覺 mou4 zi1 gok3 wu2 zhi1 jue2 = senseless

不知不覺 bat1 zi1 bat1 gok3 bu4 zhi1 bu4 jue2 = unconsciously 國

知覺 zi1 gok3 zhi1 jue2 = perception; consciousness

知性 zi1 sing3 zhi1 xing4 = intellectuality

須知 seoi1 zi1 xu1 zhi1 = need-to-know facts; preliminary instructions

告知 gou3 zi1 = signalled

得知 dak1 zi1 de2 zhi1 = [1] (find out and) know; [2] learn of

知識產權 zi1 sik1 caan2 kyun4 zhi1 shi5 chan3 quan2 = intellectual property

認知 jing6 zi1 ren4 zhi1 = acknowledge

預知 jyu6 zi1 yu4 zhi1 = anticipate, foresee

探知 taam3 zi1 = ascertain; detection

明知 ming4 zi1 = deliberately, knowingly; guilty knowledge

知其一不知其二 zi1 kei4 jat1 bat1 zi1 kei4 ji6 = know one-side of the story; knowing half truths 粵

知情 zi1 cing4 = know the inside story

知會 zi1 wui6 zhi1 hui4 = inform, information, bring to notice

係人都知 hai6 jan4 dou1 zi1 = public knowledge 粵

誰不知 seoi4 bat1 zi1 = who doesn't know

知慳識儉 zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6 = thrift 粵

知機 zi1 gei1 = to sense what is coming

不知死活 bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6 bu4 zhi1 si3 huo2 = have no news of person dead or alive; act recklessly

無所不知 mou4 so2 bat1 zi1 wu2 suo3 bu4 zhi1 = pansophism, pansophy, all-knowing

心知肚明 sam1 zi1 tou5 ming4 = "I know in my heart (and in my stomach)..."

我知道 ngo5 zi1 dou6*3 = "I know", "I see"

自己最知自己事 zi6 gei2 zeoi3 zi1 zi6 gei2 si6 zi4 ji3 zui4 zhi1 zi4 ji3 shi4 = one knows oneself best

不得而知 bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 bu4 de2 er2 zhi1 = unknown; unable to find out 國

不知 bat1 zi1 bu4 zhi1 = unknowing(ly) 國

不知好歹 bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3 = not know what's good for one 國

不知所云 bat1 zi1 so2 wan4 bu4 zhi1 suo3 yun2 = not know what sb is driving at; be unintelligible 國

不知天高地厚 bat1 zi1 tin1 gou1 dei6 hau5 bu4 zhi1 tian1 gao1 di4 hou4 = not know the immensity of heaven and earth - have an exaggerated opinion of one's abilities 國

世界知名 sai3 gaai3 zi1 ming4 shi4 jie4 zhi1 ming2 = world famous

沒有知覺 mut6 jau5 zi1 gok3 mei2 you3 zhi1 jue2 = insensible 國

知足 zi1 zuk1 zhi1 zu2 = satisfied; content

技術知識 gei6 seot6 zi1 sik1 ji4 shu4 zhi1 shi5 = technical knowledge

知名人士 zi1 ming4 jan4 si6 zhi1 ming2 ren2 shi4 = celebrity; public figure; well-known person

不知道的 bat1 zi1 dou6*3 dik1 bu4 zhi1 dao4 de5 = unconscious, unknown 國

不知禮的 bat1 zi1 lai5 dik1 bu4 zhi1 li3 de5 = graceless 國

不知疲倦的 bat1 zi1 pei4 gyun6 dik1 bu4 zhi1 pi2 juan4 de5 = tireless 國

不知所措 bat1 zi1 so2 cou3 bu4 zhi1 suo3 cuo4 = be at a loss; be at one's wits' end 國

不知凡幾 bat1 zi1 faan4 gei2 bu4 zhi1 fan2 ji3 = can't tell how many there are - there are numerous similar cases 國

不知何故 bat1 zi1 ho4 gu3 bu4 zhi1 he2 gu4 = [adv] somehow 國

有所不知 jau5 so2 bat1 zi1 you3 suo3 bu4 zhi1 = not to know something

知識份子 zi1 sik1 fan6 zi2 zhi1 shi2 fen4 zi3 = intellectual; learned person; intelligentsia

知識工程師 zi1 sik1 gung1 cing4 si1 zhi1 shi4 gong1 cheng2 shi1 = knowledge worker

背景知識 bui3 ging2 zi1 sik1 bei4 jing3 zhi1 shi5 = [n] cultural background

認知科學 jing6 zi1 fo1 hok6 ren4 zhi1 ke1 xue2 = cognitive science

明知故問 ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 ming2 zhi1 gu4 wen4 = to ask about something one already knows

知識界 zi1 sik1 gaai3 = intelligentsia

三五知己 saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2 = several good friends

普通知識 pou2 tung1 zi1 sik1 = [n] common knowledge

知人口面不知心 zi1 jan4 hau2 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1 = know a person's face, don't know their heart

知到 zi1 dou3 = to be sensible of; to know (orthographic variant of 知道) 粵

以我所知 ji5 ngo5 so2 zi1 yi3 wo3 suo3 zhi1 = From what I know ...

據我所知 geoi3 ngo5 so2 zi1 = From what I know ...

不知所以 bat1 zi1 so2 ji5 bu4 zhi1 suo3 yi3 = perplexed 國

不知羞恥 bat1 zi1 sau1 ci2 bu4 zhi1 xiu1 chi3 = act shamelessly 國

無人不知 mou4 jan4 bat1 zi1 wu2 ren2 bu4 zhi1 = everyone knows 國

業務知識 jip6 mou6 zi1 sik1 ye4 wu4 zhi1 shi2 = professional knowledge (common formation)

可知性 ho2 zi1 sing3 ke3 zhi1 xing4 = [philosophy] knowability

路人皆知 lou6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 = everybody knows

視為知己 si6 wai4 zi1 gei2 shi4 wei2 zhi1 ji3 = regard as confidant

通知書 tung1 zi1 syu1 tong1 zhi1 shu1 = notice; advice note

愚昧無知 jyu4 mui6 mou4 zi1 yu2 mei4 wu2 zhi1 = ignorant

知識青年 zi1 sik1 cing1 nin4 zhi1 shi2 qing1 nian2 = young intellectual

不說不知 bat1 syut3 bat1 zi1 = not speaking and not knowing 國

不知幾爽 bat1 zi1 gei2 song2 = extremely happy, "you have no idea how great that feels!" 國

不知好笑還是好怒 bat1 zi1 hou2 siu3 waan4 si6 hou2 nou6 = find sth both funny and annoying; unable to laugh or cry at sth

知微 zi1 mei4*1 = disputes over every detail

知微麻利 zi1 mei4*1 maa4 lei6 = selfish, calculating; uses others to one's benefit

唔賭唔知時運高，唔嫖唔知身體好 m4 dou2 m4 zi1 si4 wan6 gou1, m4 piu4 m4 zi1 san1 tai2 hou2 = do not gamble then you don't know how lucky you are, do not go whorring then you don't know your heath is good 粵

不知幾 bat1 zi1 gei2 = extremely (lit. don't know how) 粵

明知故犯 ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 = commit a crime or mistake on purpose

身在福中不知福 san1 zoi6 fuk1 zung1 bat1 zi1 fuk1 = when growing up in happiness, don't appreciate what happiness actually is

知足常樂 zi1 zuk1 soeng4 lok6 = if one is happy with what he has, then he will always be happy

年少無知 nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 = young and ignorant

不知輕重 bat1 zi1 hing1 cung5 bu4 zhi1 qing1 zhong4 = confused (lit., "doesn't know what's light from what's heavy") 國

自知之明 zi6 zi1 zi1 ming4 zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2 = to know one-self thoroughly

唔講你唔知 m4 gong2 nei5 m4 zi1 = not speaking and not knowing 粵

唔知好嬲定好笑 m4 zi1 hou2 nau1 ding6 hou2 siu3 = find sth both funny and annoying 粵

食髓知味 sik6 seoi5 zi1 mei6 = Having tasted the marrow, the longing for its savour grows

殊不知 syu4 bat1 zi1 shu1 bu4 zhi1 = little did I know; never did I imagine

缺乏知識 kyut3 fat6 zi1 sik1 = lack of knowledge

知識貧乏 zi1 sik1 pan4 fat6 = lack of knowledge

點知 dim2 zi1 = "for all I know...", "God knows..." 粵

知音 zi1 jam1 zhi1 yin1 = a close friend; a bosom friend; a confidant; one's second self

三不知 saam1 bat1 zi1 san1 bu4 zhi1 = to claim complete ignorance

一問三不知 jat1 man6 saam1 bat1 zi1 = ask a question and one claims complete ignorance 粵

知己知彼 zi1 gei2 zi1 bei2 zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 = know your enemy as you know yourself

知名度 zi1 ming4 dou6 zhi1 ming2 du4 = popularity

唔話你知，等你心思思 m4 waa6 nei5 zi1 dang3 nei5 sam1 si1 si1 wu2 hua4 ni3 zhi1, deng3 ni3 xin1 si1 si1 = I won't tell you, just to cause you mental torment 粵

有早知，冇乞兒 jau5 zou2 zi1, mou5 hat1 ji4*1 you3 zao3 zhi1, mao3 qi3 er2 = if you knew your present outcome earlier you wouldn't have made such a choice 粵

知少少，扮代表 zi1 siu2 siu2, baan6 doi6 biu2 zhi1 shao3 shao3, ban4 dai4 biao3 = describes someone who thinks he's a know-it-all 粵

未知之數 mei6 zi1 zi1 sou3 wei4 zhi1 zhi1 shu4 = uncertain; unkown

知人知面不知心 zi1 jan4 zi1 min6 bat1 zi1 sam1 zhi1 ren2 zhi1 mian4 bu4 zhi1 xin1 = you may know a person's face, yet you don't no his or her heart; it's hard to know sb. true nature

鮮為人知 sin2 wai4 jan4 zi1 xian3 wei2 ren2 zhi1 = not known to many, secret to all but a few

他鄉遇故知 taa1 hoeng1 jyu6 gu3 zi1 = run into an old friend in a foreign place

另行通知 ling6 hang4 tung1 zi1 ling4 xing2 tong1 zhi1 = (until) further notice

直到另行通知 zik6 dou3 ling6 hang4 tung1 ji1 zhi2 dao4 ling4 xing2 tong1 zhi1 = until further notice (common formation)

誰知 seoi4 zi1 shei2 zhi1 = who knows 國

唔知點 ng4 zi1 dim2 = don't know how (to) 粵 (common formation)

知識淺薄 zi1 sik1 cin2 bok6 zhi1 shi5 qian3 bo2 = to have superficial knowledge

早知今日，何必當初 zou2 zi1 gam1 jat6, ho4 bit1 dong1 co1 zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4, he2 bi4 dang1 chu1 = if you had foresight into today, you wouldn't have to have chosen yesterday's path

知難而退 zi1 naan4 ji4 teoi3 zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4 = to retreat or give up after realizing one is up against unfavourable circumstances

無知婦孺 mou4 zi1 fu5 jyu4 wu2 zhi1 fu4 ru2 = ignorant people

婦孺皆知 fu5 jyu4 gaai1 zi1 fu4 ru2 jie1 zhi1 = a household name; known to everyone both women and child

街知巷聞 gaai1 zi1 hong6 man4 jie1 zhi1 xiang4 wen2 = known to everyone; known and heard of in the streets and alleys

衆所周知 zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1 = as everyone knows

盡人皆知 zeon6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 = known to everyone; well-known

知彼知己，百戰百勝 zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2, baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3 zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3, bai3 zhan4 bai3 sheng4 = know your enemy and yourself and you can win a hundred battles (every battle)

知彼知己，百戰不殆 zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2, baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3, bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 = know your enemy and yourself and you will never lose a battle

良知 loeng4 zi1 liang2 zhi1 = 1. one's conscience 2. intuitive knowledege

詐唔知 zaa3 m4 zi1 zha4 wu2 zhi1 = act like one doesn't know; act ignorant 粵

可想而知 ho2 soeng2 ji4 zi1 ke3 xiang3 er2 zhi1 = one may well imagine

點不知 dim2 bat1 zi1 = little did I know; never did I imagine 粵

知法犯法 zi1 faat3 faan6 faat3 zhi1 fa3 fan4 fa3 = know the law but break it anyway

不知上進 bat1 zi1 soeng5 zeon3 bu4 zhi1 shang4 jin4 = have no desire to improve oneself

年幼無知 nin4 jau3 mou4 zi1 nian2 you4 wu2 zhi1 = young and ignorant

溫故知新 wan1 gu3 zi1 san1 wen1 gu4 zhi1 xin1 = reflect on the past to know the future; review the old to know the new

知交 zi1 gaau1 zhi1 jiao1 = close friend

唔知死 m4 zi1 sei2 = not know the seriousness of a situation or its consequences 粵

唔知個死字點寫 m4 zi1 go3 sei2 zi6 dim2 se2 = to be oblivious to danger 粵

話知 waa6 zi1 = used to express indifference on the part of the speaker 粵

知錯能改 zi1 co3 nang4 goi2 zhi1 cuo4 neng2 gai3 = acknowledging one's mistakes is the prerequisite to change

知罪 zi1 zeoi6 zhi1 zui4 = feel convicted of and remorseful for a wrong doing

知情權 zi1 cing4 kyun4 zhi1 qing2 quan2 = right to information; right to know

不知名 bat1 zi1 ming4 bu4 zhi1 ming2 = unknown; nameless

紅顏知己 hung4 ngaan4 zi1 gei2 hong2 yan2 zhi1 ji3 = lady bosom friend

知青 zi1 cing1 zhi1 qing1 = young intellectual

一知半解 jat1 zi1 bun3 gaai2 yi1 zhi1 ban4 jie3 = to have superficial knowledge

不可知論 bat1 ho2 zi1 leon6 bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4 = agnosticism

不可知論的 bat1 ho2 zi1 leon6 dik1 bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4 de5 = agnostic 國

不可知論嘅 bat1 ho2 zi1 leon6 ge3 bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4 ge2 = agnostic 粵

廣播和未知服務器 gwong2 bo3 wo4 mei6 zi1 fuk6 mou6 hei3 guang3 bo1 he2 wei4 zhi1 fu2 wu4 qi4 = Broadcast and Unknown Server (BUS)

未知數 mei6 zi1 sou3 wei4 zhi1 shu4 = [math.] (an) unknown

未知量 mei6 zi1 loeng6 wei4 zhi1 liang4 = [math.] (an) unknown

認知神經心理學 jing6 zi1 san4 ging1 sam1 lei5 hok6 ren4 zhi1 shen2 jing1 xin1 li3 xue2 = cognitive neuropsychology (common formation)

世界知識產權組織 sai3 gaai3 zi1 sik1 caan2 kyun4 zou2 zik1 = World Intellectual Property Organization

高知縣 gou1 zi1 jyun6 = Kochi prefecture (in Japan)

知覺解體 zi1 gok3 gaai2 tai2 zhi1 jue2 jie3 ti3 = [cog sci.] perceptual separability

神不知鬼不覺 san4 bat1 zi1 gwai2 bat1 gok3 shen2 bu4 zhi1 gui3 bu4 jue2 = unknown to god or ghost (do sth in secrecy) 國

知識經濟 zi1 sik1 ging1 zai3 zhi1 shi2 jing1 ji4 = a knowledge-base economy (common formation)

俾眾周知 bei2 zung3 zau1 zi1 bi3 zhong4 zhou1 zhi1 = for the information of all

塞翁失馬,焉知非福 coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1 sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 yan1 zhi1 fei1 fu2 = misfortune may be a blessing in disguise

不知悔改 bat1 zi1 fui3 goi2 = impenitent

略知一二 loek6 zi1 jat1 ji6 lve4 zhi1 yi1 er4 = smatter; have a smattering of

知書識墨 zi1 syu1 sik1 mak6 = literate 粵

知書識字 zi1 syu1 sik1 zi6 zhi1 shu1 shi2 zi4 = literate

知子莫若父 zi1 zi2 mok6 yoek6 fu6 zhi1 zi3 mo4 ruo4 fu4 = no one know's a son better than a father

知我莫若你 zi1 ngo5 mok6 yoek6 nei5 zhi1 wo3 mo4 ruo4 ni3 = no one know's me better than you

若要人不知，除非己莫為 jeok6 jiu3 jan4 bat1 zi1, ceoi4 fei1 gei2 mok6 wai4 ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1, chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2 = if you don't want to be found out, don't do sth. (wrong)

知命之年 zi1 ming6 zi1 nin4 zhi1 ming4 zhi1 nian2 = 50 years old; to be a quinquagenarian

知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也 zi1 zi1 wai4 zi1 zi1, bat1 zi1 wai4 bat1 zi1, si6 zi1 yaa5 zhi1 zhi1 wei2 zhi1 zhi1, bu4 zhi1 wei2 bu4 zhi1, shi4 zhi1 ye3 = to admit that you know what you know, and admit what you don't know, that is to really know

認知障礙症 jing6 zi1 zoeng3 ngoi6 zing3 = dementia 粵

知悉 zi1 sik1 zhi1 xi1 = informed of

焉知 jin1 zi1 yan1 zhi1 = how is one to know 國

知錯能改，善莫大焉 zi1 co3 nang4 goi2 sin6 mok6 daai6 jin4 zhi1 cuo4 neng2 gai3 shan4 mo4 da4 yan1 = nothing is better than to correct one's mistakes

千金難買早知道 cin1 gam1 naan4 maai5 zou2 zi1 dou6*3 qian1 jin1 nan2 mai3 zao3 zhi1 dao4 = if only I would have known earlier 粵

未卜先知 mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 wei4 bu3 xian1 zhi1 = have foresight; foresee the future

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我唔知邊個送邊度粵
I don't know who's delivering [lunch] where.

我知你想點粵
I know what you want

我唔知你嘅地埗喺邊度。粵
I don't know where your address is.
[Lit. I not know your address at where.]

我都唔知點算粵
I don't know what to do either.
[[set phrase]]

我唔知食乜。粵
I don't know what to eat.

唔知點解呢排成日都頭痛呀。粵
I don't know why I've been getting so many headaches lately.

你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.

都唔知你噏乜! 粵
I don't know what you're babbling about!

我乜嘢都知道晒！粵
I have discovered all.

因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼粵
Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.
[Lit. because not-know exact-details, therefore temporarily call him red ghost. ("Red Ghost" here is a codename for a criminal. If his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]

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