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知道

zhī dàoㄓ ㄉㄠˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: TRI ĐẠO

Traditional: 知道

HSK 2HSK 3.0 · 1TOCFL 1

Meaning(verb)

to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao]

Examples

  • 你知道他的电话号码吗?

    nǐ zhī dào tā de diàn huà hào mǎ ma?

    Do you know his phone number?

  • 我不知道怎么走。

    wǒ bù zhī dào zěn me zǒu.

    I don't know how to get there.

  • 知道了,我马上去。

    zhī dào le, wǒ mǎ shàng qù.

    Got it, I'll go right away.

Easily confused

  • 认识 — 知道 is knowing a fact; 认识 is being acquainted with a person or recognizing something.

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Stroke order

TRI · 8 strokes

to know; to be aware

ĐẠO · 12 strokes

road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), q