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知 [zhī] 动

1. ■ （知道） know; realize; be aware of:

强不知以为知 pretend to know what one doesn't know;

无所不知 know everything; omniscient;

知其然并力求知其所以然 know the how and endeavour to know the why;

若要人不知; 除非己莫为。 If you don't want people to know it, the best way is not to do it.

这种方法我们已不知试了多少次。 We've tried this method for no one knows how many times.

2. ■ （使知道） inform; notify; tell:

通知大家下午去开会 notify everybody to attend the meeting this afternoon

3. ■ （旧指主管） administer; be in charge of:

知府 magistrate of a district;

知县 official administering a county; county magistrate

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1. ■ （知识） knowledge; information:

求知 seek knowledge;

出于无知 from ignorance; without information