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知道 zhīdào

知道 zhīdào Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 知道 zhīdào .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhīdào | zhi1 dao4
English translation
to know
to become aware of
also pr. [zhī dao]

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Traditional form

知道 zhīdào

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 知道 zhīdào

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zhī

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and shǐ represents the sound. The mouth component ( kǒu ) represents the oral transmission of knowledge.

Phonetic compound

shǐ

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

矢口

Number of Strokes

8
dào

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and shǒu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shǒu

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶首

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 知道 zhīdào

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知道 zhīdào zhè cháng 篮球 lán qiú sài shuí huì 上场 shàng chǎng .

I don't know (wonder) who will play in the basketball match.

如果 rúguǒ zài 五秒之内 zhī nèi shuì xiē 什么 shénme , jiù huì 知道 zhīdào zhè jiàn 夹克 jiā kè 超过 chāoguò 1000.

If you don't say anything in five seconds, I'll know it was over

计数器 jì shù qì dào líng , jiù huì 知道 zhīdào 录音 lùyīn Cóng 哪儿 nǎr 开始 kāishǐ .

Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.

hāi , "杜洛埃 shuì , duì de 语气 yǔqì 感到 gǎn dào 大惑 Xiè , " 早就 zǎo jiù 知道 zhīdào zhè jiàn shì le , 对不对 duì bù duì ? ”

" Why,'said Drouet, puzzled at her tone, " you knew that, didn't you? "

shuí dōu 知道 zhīdào 破坏 pòhuài 容易 róngyì 建设 jiànshè nán .

It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct.

知道 zhīdào Decomposition

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知道 zhīdào Compounds

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Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

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