1. preliminary notification2. to announce in advance
the biblical books of the prophets
1. to let everyone know2. spread the word!
erhua variant of 未知数[wèi zhī shù]
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to know very little about
(idiom) to know how to be economical
treasure house of knowledge
to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)
to recognize one's mistakes and be able to reform oneself (idiom)
1. close female friend2. confidante
1. close male friend2. confidant
to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)
well-known far and near (idiom)
false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism)
1. background knowledge2. prerequisite
1. One who does not know is not guilty2. If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible
知识工程师 知識工程師 zhī shi gōng chéng shī knowledge worker
admission notice (issued by a university)
人不知鬼不觉 人不知鬼不覺 rén bù zhī guǐ bù jué in absolute secrecy
公共知识分子 公共知識分子 gōng gòng zhī shi fèn zǐ public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
春江水暖鸭先知 春江水暖鴨先知 chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī 1. lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)2. fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
知其不可而为之 知其不可而為之 zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)
知识越多越反动 知識越多越反動 zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人帮[sì rén bāng])
认知神经心理学 認知神經心理學 rèn zhī shén jīng xīn lǐ xué cognitive neuropsychology
身在福中不知福 shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
饱人不知饿人饥 飽人不知餓人飢 bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
不当家不知柴米贵 不當家不知柴米貴 bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
塞翁失马安知非福 塞翁失馬安知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú 1. the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise2. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good3. also written 塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失馬焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú 1. the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise2. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
早知今日何必当初 早知今日何必當初 zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū 1. if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)2. to regret vainly one's past behavior
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
只知其一，不知其二 zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
司马昭之心路人皆知 司馬昭之心路人皆知 sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī 1. lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)2. fig. an open secret
如人饮水，冷暖自知 如人飲水，冷暖自知 rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī 1. the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within2. to know best by personal experience
知人者智，自知者明 zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德经[dào dé jīng])
知己知彼，百战不殆 知己知彼，百戰不殆 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])
知彼知己，百战不殆 知彼知己，百戰不殆 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
知无不言，言无不尽 知無不言，言無不盡 zhī wú bù yán , yán wú bù jìn 1. (lit.) not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)2. (fig.) frank; outspoken
知其然而不知其所以然 zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán (saying) to know that it is so but not why it is so
吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 吾生也有涯，而知也無涯 wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá 1. Life is short, learning is limitless2. Ars longa, vita brevis
明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng 1. lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)2. fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers