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知识

知识 zhīshi

知识 zhīshi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 知识 zhīshi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhīshi | zhi1 shi5
English translation
intellectual
knowledge-related
knowledge
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Traditional form

知識

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 知识 zhīshi

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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
shí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and zhǐ represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

zhǐ

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠只

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 知识 zhīshi

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这次测验 cèyàn shì 显示 xiǎnshì 知识 zhīshi de hǎo 机会 jīhuì .

The quiz was a good opportunity for the exhibition of his knowledge.

中微子实 zǐ shí yàn 已经 yǐjīng gěi le 我们 wǒmen 许多 xǔduō 关于 guānyú kuā 性质 xìngzhì de 知识 zhīshi .

Neutrino experiments have yielded much of our information on the properties of quarks.

zài zhè 方面 fāngmiàn de 知识 zhīshi 几乎 jīhū 等于 děngyú líng .

My knowledge of the subject is practically nil.

duì 知识 zhīshi de 应该 yīnggāi 受到 shòudào 称赞 chēngzàn .

His anxiety for knowledge is to be praised.

zhāo 获得 huòdé 知识 zhīshi .

I was panting to acquire knowledge.

知识 zhīshi Decomposition

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知识 zhīshi Compounds

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