知 [－]

Jyutping zi1
Pinyin zhì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).

知 [－]

Jyutping zi3
Pinyin zhī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. an alternative form for 智,wisdom
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    學識​、​學問​、​常識​、​對​世界​嘅​了解
    knowledge
    • 無知
      无知
      mou4 zi1
      ignorant
    • 知識
      知识
      zi3 sik1
      knowledge

知 [－]

Jyutping zi1
Pinyin zhī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to know
  2. to be aware
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adverb) 1. yes; (noun)/knowledge; (verb)/to inform; (adjective) close or bosom (friend)
  2. to know/to be aware/to perceive/to comprehend/knowledge/to feel/to sense/a close friend/to be friends for a long time/to recignize/to be an expert in a certain field/to communicate officially/to be in charge of office/to inform/to notify/to tell
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    了解​、​明白
    to know; to realise; to understand
    • 我唔知呀。
      我唔知呀。
      ngo5 m4 zi1 aa3.
      I don't know.
    • 你知唔知咩係洗版？
      你知唔知咩系洗版？
      nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 me1 hai6 sai2 baan2?
      Do you know the meaning of "sai baan"?
    • 你知唔知周小姐嘅手提幾號啊？
      你知唔知周小姐嘅手提几号啊？
      nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 zau1 siu2 ze2 ge3 sau2 tai4 gei2 hou6 aa3?
      Do you know the phone number of Miss Chow?
    • 我知你好鍾意聽音樂，但係都唔使咁大聲㗎？
      我知你好钟意听音乐，但系都唔使咁大声㗎？
      ngo5 zi1 nei5 hou2 zung1 ji3 teng1 jam1 ngok6, daan6 hai6 dou1 m4 sai2 gam3 daai6 seng1 gaa2?
      I know you love listening to music but you don't have to make it so loud, do you?
  2. 動詞
    將​一件​事告訴​另​一個​人​，​令​對​方曉得​呢​件​事
    to inform
    • 通知
      通知
      tung1 zi1
      to inform
    • 如果你嚟香港，記住話我知啊！
      如果你嚟香港，记住话我知啊！
      jyu4 gwo2 nei5 lai4 hoeng1 gong2, gei3 zyu6 waa6 ngo5 zi1 aa3!
      Please remember to let me know if you're coming to Hong Kong.
  3. 近義詞
    知道
  4. 語素
    學識​、​學問​、​常識​、​對​世界​嘅​了解
    knowledge
    • 無知
      无知
      mou4 zi1
      ignorant
    • 知識
      知识
      zi3 sik1
      knowledge
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 知 (MC ʈiᴇ)
  2. character, obsolete
    to perceive
  3. character, obsolete
    to participate in; to have a hand in
  4. character, obsolete
    to appreciate
  5. character, obsolete
    to administer; to take charge of
    • 知縣
      知县
      zhī xiàn
      governor of a county
    • 知客
      知客
      zhī kè
      receptionist at a ceremony
  6. character, obsolete
    to be close friends; close friends
    • 知己
      知己
      zhī jǐ
      close friend
    • 知友
      知友
      zhī yǒu
      close friend
  7. character, obsolete
    to cause to know; to tell; to inform
    • 通知
      通知
      tōng zhī
      to inform
  8. character, obsolete
    to distinguish
  9. character, obsolete
    knowledge
    • 求知
      求知
      qiú zhī
      to seek knowledge
    • 無知
      无知
      wú zhī
      ignorant
  10. character, Changting, Hakka, dialectal, including
    to hear; to listen
  11. character
    to know; to understand; to comprehend
    • 知人知面不知心
      知人知面不知心
      zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn
      One may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature
    • 我唔知。
      我唔知。
      ngo5 m4 zi1.
      I don't know.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. know, perceive, comprehend
  2. Cangjie Input
    OKR
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 知道
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级汉字表 #286
  2. HSK3 初等手写字表 #289
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我不知道。
    我不知道。
    wǒ bù zhī dào 。
    • I have no idea.
    • I don't know.
    • I do not know.
    • Dunno.
    • Don't know.
  2. Mandarin
    我不知道应该说什么才好。
    我不知道應該說什麼才好。
    wǒ bù zhī dào yīng gāi shuō shén me cái hǎo 。
    • I'm at a loss for words.
    • I just don't know what to say.
    • Words fail me.
    • I am at a loss for words.
    • I don't know what to say.
    • I don't know what I should say.
    • I have no words.
    • I am speechless.
    • I'm lost for words.
    • I can't find the words.
  3. Mandarin
    我只是不知道应该说什么而已……
    我只是不知道應該說什麼而已……
    wǒ zhǐ shì bù zhī dào yīng gāi shuō shén me ér yǐ ……
    • I just don't know what to say.
    • What should I say?
    • I simply don't know what to say...
    • I don't know what to say...
    • I simply don't know what to tell...
  4. Mandarin
    我不知道我有没有时间。
    我不知道我有沒有時間。
    wǒ bù zhī dào wǒ yǒu méi yǒu shí jiān 。
    • I don't know if I have the time.
    • I don't know if I'll have time.
    • I don't know if there is time.
    • I don't know whether I have time or not.
  5. Mandarin
    刚才我的麦克风没起作用，不知道为什么。
    剛才我的麥克風沒起作用，不知道為什麼。
    gāng cái wǒ de mài kè fēng méi qǐ zuò yòng ， bù zhī dào wèi shén me 。
    • For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    唔知听日天气会点呢？
    唔知聽日天氣會點呢？
    m4 zi1 ting1 jat6 tin1 hei3 wui5 dim2 nei4 ？
    • I wonder what the weather will be tomorrow.
    • I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow.
  2. Cantonese
    我唔知啊。
    我唔知啊。
    ngo5 m4 zi1 aa1 。
    • I don't know.
    • I am unenlightened.
  3. Cantonese
    等我将我知嘅嘢话晒比你听啦。
    等我將我知嘅嘢話晒比你聽啦。
    dang2 ngo5 zoeng3 ngo5 zi1 ge3 je5 waa2 saai3 bei2 nei5 ting1 laa1 。
    • I'll tell you all I know about it.
  4. Cantonese
    𠮶度啲风景真系靓到唔知点形容。
    嗰度啲風景真係靚到唔知點形容。
    go2 dou6 di1 fung1 ging2 zan1 hai6 leng3 dou3 m4 zi1 dim2 jing4 jung4 。
    • The beauty of the scene was beyond description.
  5. Cantonese
    我真系唔知笑好定喊好。
    我真係唔知笑好定喊好。
    ngo5 zan1 hai6 m4 zi1 siu3 hou2 ding6 haam3 hou3 。
    • I don't know whether to cry or to laugh.
    • I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    地产商啱啱先知道游戏规则已经改变咗。
    地產商啱啱先知道遊戲規則已經改變咗。
    dei6 caan2 soeng1 ngaam1 ngaam1 sin1 zi1 dou3 jau4 hei3 kwai1 zak1 ji5 ging1 goi2 bin3 zo2.
    • Just now the real estate developer discovered that the rules had changed.
  2. Cantonese
    佢啲衰嘢通行都知架啦。
    佢啲衰嘢通行都知架啦。
    keoi5 di1 seoi1 je5 tung1 hong4 dou1 zi1 gaa3 laa1.
    • His bad track records are well known throughout the whole industry.
  3. Cantonese
    通知
    通知
    tung1 zi1
    • to inform
    • to notify
  4. Cantonese
    无知少女
    無知少女
    mou4 zi1 siu3 neoi5
    • naive girls
  5. Cantonese
    睇到第二季先知个主角做紧咩，我真系好doot呀。
    睇到第二季先知個主角做緊咩，我真係好doot呀。
    tai2 dou3 dai6 ji6 gwai3 sin1 zi1 go3 zyu2 gok3 zou6 gan2 me1, ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou2 dut6 aa3.
    • It's not until the second season when I knew what the protagonist was up to. I'm such an idiot.
Examples (None)
  1. 我才不知道哩！
    我才不知道哩！
  2. Cantonese
    我事前系唔知道有乜嘢人喺呢度嘅。
    我事前係唔知道有乜嘢人喺呢度嘅。
  3. Cantonese
    由于事前已经拗一大轮黄定蓝，所以我唔知其他人睇得有几持平。
    由於事前已經拗一大輪黃定藍，所以我唔知其他人睇得有幾持平。
  4. Cantonese
    今日八号风球，大家唔使翻工，好多人约埋三五知己喺屋企开雀局。
    今日八號風球，大家唔使翻工，好多人約埋三五知己喺屋企開雀局。
    gam1 jat6 baat3 hou6 fung1 kau4, daai6 gaa1 m4 sai2 faan1 gung1, hou2 do1 jan4 joek3 maai4 saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2 hai2 uk1 kei2 hoi1 zoek3 guk6.
  5. Cantonese
    泯灭良知，专行古惑，做亲都系阴骘嘢，用埋啲揦鲊招数。计我话，一只二只全部都系狗！
    泯滅良知，專行古惑，做親都係陰騭嘢，用埋啲揦鮓招數。計我話，一隻二隻全部都係狗！
    man5 mit6 loeng4 zi1, zyun1 haang4 gu2 waak6, zou6 can1 dou1 hai6 jam1 zat1 je5, jung6 maai4 di1 laa5 zaa2 ziu1 sou3. gai3 ngo5 waa6, jat1 zek3 ji6 zek3 cyun4 bou6 dou1 hai6 gau2!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    安全须知
    安全須知
    ān quán xū zhī
    • safety instructions
  2. Mandarin
    就我所知，他人不错。
    就我所知，他人不錯。
    jiù wǒ suǒ zhī ， tā rén bù cuò ．
    • As far as I know, he is kind (lit. his personality is not bad).
  3. Mandarin
    我不知道他是什么人。
    我不知道他是什麼人。
    wǒ bù zhī dào tā shì shén me rén ．
    • I don't know what kind of person he is.
  4. Mandarin
    人所共知
    人所共知
    rén suǒ gòng zhī
    • common knowledge
  5. Mandarin
    我不知道它是从哪里来的。
    我不知道它是從哪裏來的。
    wǒ bù zhī dào tā shì cóng nǎ lǐ lái de ．
    • I didn't know where it came from.