Chinese Character Dictionary

矢口否认

shĭ kŏu fŏu rèn

to deny flatly

矢志

shĭ zhì

to take an oath to do sth

矢量

shĭ liàng

vector (spatial)

矣

yĭ

classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le]

知

zhī

to know

知了

zhī liăo

cicada

知交

zhī jiāo

intimate friend

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

知冷知热

zhī lĕng zhī rè

to know whether others are cold or hot (idiom)

知名

zhī míng

well-known

知名人士

zhī míng rén shì

public figure

知名度

zhī míng dù

reputation

知州

zhī zhōu

senior provincial government official in dynastic China

知己

zhī jĭ

to know oneself

知己知彼

zhī jĭ zhī bĭ

know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zĭ Bīng fă])

知己知彼，百战不殆

zhī jĭ zhī bĭ , băi zhàn bù dài

know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zĭ Bīng fă])

知府

zhī fŭ

prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)

知彼知己

zhī bĭ zhī jĭ

to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

知彼知己，百战不殆

zhī bĭ zhī jĭ , băi zhàn bù dài

knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

知心

zhī xīn

caring

知恩不报

zhī ēn bù bào

ungrateful

知悉

zhī xī

to know

知情

zhī qíng

to know the facts

知情人

zhī qíng rén

person in the know

知情同意

zhī qíng tóng yì

informed consent

知悭识俭

zhī qiān shí jiăn

to know how to be economical (idiom)

知晓

zhī xiăo

to know

知更鸟

zhī gēng niăo

redbreast

知书达理

zhī shū dá lĭ

educated and well-balanced (idiom)

知法犯法

zhī fă fàn fă

to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules

知礼

zhī lĭ

to be well-mannered

知县

zhī xiàn

county head magistrate (old)

知觉

zhī jué

perception

知觉力

zhī jué lì

ability to perceive

知觉解体

zhī jué jiĕ tĭ

perceptual separability

知识

zhī shi

intellectual

知识分子

zhī shi fèn zĭ

intellectual

知识宝库

zhī shi băo kù

treasure house of knowledge

知识工程师

zhī shi gōng chéng shī

knowledge worker

知识库

zhī shi kù

knowledge base

知识产权

zhī shi chăn quán

intellectual property rights (law)

知识界

zhī shi jiè

intellectual circles

知识论

zhī shí lùn

epistemology

知识越多越反动

zhī shi yuè duō yuè făn dòng

the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮)

知趣

zhī qù

to act tactfully

知足

zhī zú

content with one's situation

知足常乐

zhī zú cháng lè

satisfied with what one has (idiom)

知遇之恩

zhī yù zhī ēn

lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom)

知过改过

zhī guò găi guò

to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom)

知道

zhī dào

to know

知道了

zhī dào le

OK!

知难而退

zhī nán ér tuì

to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation

知青

zhī qīng

educated youth (sent to work in farms during cultural revolution)

知音

zhī yīn

intimate friend

矦

hóu

old variant of 侯[hóu]

矧

shĕn

(interrog.)

矩

jŭ

carpenter's square

矩尺

jŭ chĭ

set square (tool to measure right angles)

矩尺座

jŭ chĭ zuò

Norma (constellation)

矩形

jŭ xíng

rectangle