认识 vs. 知道
madmedea
April 24, 2009 at 03:33 PM posted in General DiscussionFrom looking on nckiu I can't find the obvious difference between these two 'to knows' - is there one?
MM.x
sebire
April 24, 2009 at 06:18 PM
认识 means "to be acquanited with", (I presume just people?) and 知道 means "to have knowledge of".
urbandweller
April 24, 2009 at 04:53 PM
啊呀！this is one of those situations where i KNOW what it means but i dont KNOW how to explain it!!
哈哈哈哈哈！
WillBuckingham
April 24, 2009 at 04:32 PM
John goes into it here: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/i-forgot-your-name/discussion
I hope that helps.
Will
skyfx
April 25, 2009 at 05:30 AM我认识他。(mostly used for knowing sb)
我知道这件事。(mostly used for knowing sth)