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知道

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Pronunciation 1

More information to know; to be aware, direction; way; methoddirection; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk ...

Verb

知道

  1. to know (something); to be aware of
    我不知道。  ―  Wǒ bù zhīdào.  ―  I don't know.
    我唔知道。 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  ngo5 m4 zi1 dou3. [Jyutping]  ―  I don't know.
    我知道他住哪兒。 [MSC, trad.]
    我知道他住哪儿。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zhīdào tā zhù nǎr. [Pinyin]
    I know where he lives.
    我們不知道。／我们不知道。  ―  Wǒmen bù zhīdào.  ―  We don't know.
    你知不知道他的名字？ [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Nǐ zhī bù zhīdào tā de míngzi? [Pinyin]
    Do you know his name?
    我們都知道你是個刀子嘴豆腐心。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们都知道你是个刀子嘴豆腐心。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dōu zhīdào nǐ shì ge dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn. [Pinyin]
    We all know that even though you talk tough, you're a softy underneath it all.
    他不務正業，天天就知道吃喝玩樂。 [MSC, trad.]
    他不务正业，天天就知道吃喝玩乐。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā bùwùzhèngyè, tiāntiān jiù zhīdào chīhēwánlè. [Pinyin]
    He won't do an honest day's work, and instead spends his days just having fun.
  2. to understand
    「知唔知道？」「知道！」 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    “zi1 m4 zi1 dou3?” “zi1 dou3!” [Jyutping]
    "Got it?" "Got it!"
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  • (to know):
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Pronunciation 2

More information to know; to be aware, direction; way; methoddirection; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk ...
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Verb

知⫽道 (verb-object)

  1. (literary, Taoism, Confucianism) to know the Way, or, the Tao; to understand the principles well
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