知道
Chinese
Pronunciation 1
| to know; to be aware | direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
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| trad. (知道) | 知 | 道 | |
| simp. #(知道) | 知 | 道 | |
| alternative forms | 知到 chiefly Cantonese | ||
Verb
知道
- 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。／我知道他住哪儿。 ― Wǒ zhīdào tā zhù nǎr. ― 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.]
- 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.
我们都知道你是个刀子嘴豆腐心。 [MSC, simp.]- 他不務正業，天天就知道吃喝玩樂。 [MSC, trad.]
- Tā bùwùzhèngyè, tiāntiān jiù zhīdào chīhēwánlè. [Pinyin]
- He won't do an honest day's work, and instead spends his days just having fun.
他不务正业，天天就知道吃喝玩乐。 [MSC, simp.]
- to understand
- 「知唔知道？」「知道！」 [Cantonese, trad.]
- “zi1 m4 zi1 dou3?” “zi1 dou3!” [Jyutping]
- "Got it?" "Got it!"
“知唔知道？”“知道！” [Cantonese, simp.]
Synonyms
- (to know):
Dialectal synonyms of 知道 (“to know (something)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 知 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 知道, 知曉 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 知道 |
| Taiwan | 知道 | |
| Harbin | 知道 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 知道 | |
| Jinan | 知道 | |
| Luoyang | 知道 | |
| Wanrong | 曉得 | |
| Xi'an | 知道 | |
| Ürümqi | 知道 | |
| Wuhan | 曉得, 找得到 | |
| Huanggang | 曉得 | |
| Chengdu | 曉得, 知道, 懂了 | |
| Guiyang | 曉得 | |
| Guilin | 曉得, 曉得信 | |
| Liuzhou | 曉得 | |
| Xuzhou | 知道 | |
| Yangzhou | 曉得 | |
| Nanjing | 知道, 曉得 | |
| Hefei | 曉得 | |
| Chuzhou | 曉得 | |
| Malaysia | 知道, 知, 懂 slang | |
| Singapore | 知道, 知, 懂 slang | |
| Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 知道 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 知, 知道, 曉 |
| Hong Kong | 知, 知道 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 知 | |
| Macau | 知 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 知, 曉 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 知道 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 知 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 知 | |
| Foshan | 知 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 知 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 知 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 知道 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 知道 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 知 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 知 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 知 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 知 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 知 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 知, 知隨 | |
| Taishan | 知隨 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 知, 知隨 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 知 | |
| Dongguan | 知, 知道 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 知 | |
| Qingyuan | 知 | |
| Fogang | 曉得 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 知道 | |
| Yangshan | 曉, 知, 知得 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 曉 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 曉知 | |
| Shaoguan | 知 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 知道 | |
| Renhua | 曉得, 知 | |
| Lechang | 知 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 知道 | |
| Sihui | 知道, 知 | |
| Guangning | 知 | |
| Deqing | 知道 | |
| Huaiji | 知 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 知 | |
| Yunfu | 知道 | |
| Xinxing | 知道 | |
| Luoding | 知 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 知 | |
| Yangjiang | 知, 知得 | |
| Xinyi | 知 | |
| Lianjiang | 知 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 知, 知道 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 知, 知道 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 曉得 |
| Pingxiang | 曉得 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 知, 知得, 曉得 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 知 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 知, 知道 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 知 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 知 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 知得 | |
| Yudu | 曉得 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 知, 知得 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 知, 知得 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 知, 知得 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 知, 知得, 知著 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 知, 知得 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 知 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 知 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 知 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 曉得 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 知道, 曉得 |
| Xinzhou | 知道 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 得知, 曉得 |
| Songxi | 學得 | |
| Zhenghe | 學得 | |
| Jianyang | 曉識 | |
| Wuyishan | 曉識 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 捌, 捌傳, 曉 |
| Changle | 捌 | |
| Lianjiang | 捌 | |
| Fuqing | 捌 | |
| Pingtan | 捌, 會曉 | |
| Yongtai | 捌, 曉 | |
| Minqing | 捌 | |
| Gutian | 捌 | |
| Pingnan | 捌傳 | |
| Luoyuan | 捌傳 | |
| Fu'an | 捌傳 | |
| Ningde | 捌傳 | |
| Xiapu | 曉得 | |
| Zherong | 曉得 | |
| Zhouning | 曉得 | |
| Fuding | 曉得 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 知, 知影, 知頭, 知機 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 知 | |
| Quanzhou | 知, 知影, 知頭, 知機 | |
| Jinjiang | 知影 | |
| Nan'an | 知影 | |
| Shishi | 知影 | |
| Hui'an | 知影 | |
| Anxi | 知影 | |
| Yongchun | 知影 | |
| Dehua | 知影 | |
| Zhangzhou | 知, 知影, 知頭 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 知影 | |
| Hua'an | 知影 | |
| Nanjing | 知影 | |
| Pinghe | 知影 | |
| Zhangpu | 知影 | |
| Yunxiao | 知影 | |
| Zhao'an | 知影, 知 | |
| Dongshan | 知影 | |
| Taipei | 知影 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 知影 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 知影 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 知影 | |
| Kaohsiung | 知影 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 知影 | |
| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 知影 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 知影 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 知影 | |
| Kinmen | 知, 知影 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 知, 知影 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 知, 知影 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 知, 知影 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 知, 知影 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 知, 知影 | |
| Longyan | 知 | |
| Zhangping | 知 | |
| Datian | 知, 曉 | |
| Chaozhou | 知 | |
| Shantou | 知 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 知 | |
| Jieyang | 知, 知影, 知影跡 | |
| Haifeng | 知 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 知 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 知 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 知 | |
| Leizhou | 知 | |
| Wenchang | 知 | |
| Haikou | 知 | |
| Qionghai | 知 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 知 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 知曉 |
| Xianyou | 知曉 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 得知 |
| Sanyuan | 得知 | |
| Shaxian | 得知 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 知道 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 曉得 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 曉得 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 曉得 | |
| Suzhou | 曉得 | |
| Hangzhou | 曉得 | |
| Ningbo | 曉得 | |
| Wenzhou | 曉得 | |
| Jinhua | 曉得, 曉著 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 曉得 |
| Loudi | 曉得 | |
| Shuangfeng | 曉得 | |
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See also
- 認識／认识 (rènshi)
Pronunciation 2
| to know; to be aware | direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (知道) | 知 | 道 | |
| simp. #(知道) | 知 | 道 | |
Verb
知道
- (literary, Taoism, Confucianism) to know the Tao; to know the way; to understand the principles well