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
trad. (知道) 知 道
simp. #(知道) 知 道
alternative forms 知到 chiefly Cantonese

Verb

知道

  1. 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。 [MSC, trad.]
    我知道他住哪儿。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ zhīdào tā zhù nǎr. [Pinyin]
    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.]
    我们都知道你是个刀子嘴豆腐心。 [MSC, simp.]
    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.
    他不務正業，天天就知道吃喝玩樂。 [MSC, trad.]
    他不务正业，天天就知道吃喝玩乐。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā bùwùzhèngyè, tiāntiān jiù zhīdào chīhēwánlè. [Pinyin]
    He won't do an honest day's work, and instead spends his days just having fun.
  2. to understand
    「知唔知道？」「知道！」 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    “zi1 m4 zi1 dou3?” “zi1 dou3!” [Jyutping]
    "Got it?" "Got it!"
Synonyms
  • (to know):
Dialectal synonyms of 知道 (“to know (something)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
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
Northern Min Jian'ou 得知, 曉得
Songxi 學得
Zhenghe 學得
Jianyang 曉識
Wuyishan 曉識
Eastern Min 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
Southern Min 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
Central Min 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
Wuxi 曉得
Hangzhou 曉得
Ningbo 曉得
Wenzhou 曉得
Lishui 曉得
Jinyun 曉得, 得知
Jinhua 曉得, 曉著
Xiang Changsha 曉得
Loudi 曉得
Shuangfeng 曉得
  • (to understand):
Derived terms
See also

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

  1. (literary, Taoism, Confucianism) to know the Tao; to know the way; to understand the principles well
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