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知 (zi1) — know; understand; be aware of in Cantonese

ziˉ¹知
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi1

Meaning of 知

nounknow; understand; be aware of
nounadminister; be in charge of
nouninform; notify; tell
nounknowledge; learning
nounbosom/intimate friend
noun(adverb) 1. yes; (noun)/knowledge; (verb)/to inform; (adjective) close or bosom (friend)

Example Sentences with 知

唔知點解呢排成日都頭痛呀。
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.
唔知阿蓮要去唔去。
Not sure whether Ah Lin wants to go or not.
douˉ¹都mˎ₄唔ziˉ¹知neiˏ₅你ngapˉ¹噏matˉ¹乜!
I don't know what you're babbling about!
年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.
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Words Containing 知

普通知識pou2 tung1 zi1 sik1
common knowledge
點知dim2 zi1
"for all I know...", "God knows..."
知情zi1 cing4
know the inside story
知錯zi1 co3
be aware of one's errors; acknowledge one's mistakes
知法犯法zi1 faat3 faan6 faat3
know the law but break it anyway
無人不知mou4 jan4 bat1 zi1
everyone knows
不知所云bat1 zi1 so2 wan4
not know what sb is driving at; be unintelligible
知錯能改zi1 co3 nang4 goi2
acknowledging one's mistakes is the prerequisite to change
世界知名sai3 gaai3 zi1 ming4
world famous
不知名bat1 zi1 ming4
unknown; nameless
不知凡幾bat1 zi1 faan4 gei2
can't tell how many there are - there are numerous similar cases
可知性ho2 zi1 sing3
knowability

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