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可知论
kě zhī lùn
Pinyin
Definition
可知论
-
kě zhī lùn
gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable
Character Decomposition
可
一
亅
口
知
矢
口
论
讠
人
匕
Related Words
(20)
可
kě
1
can
2
may
3
able to
4
to approve
5
to permit
6
to suit
7
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
8
very
可以
kě yǐ
1
can
2
may
3
possible
4
able to
5
not bad
6
pretty good
可爱
kě ài
1
adorable
2
cute
3
lovely
可是
kě shì
1
but
2
however
3
(used for emphasis) indeed
可能
kě néng
1
might (happen)
2
possible
3
probable
4
possibility
5
probability
6
maybe
7
perhaps
8
CL:個|个[gè]
知
zhī
1
to know
2
to be aware
知道
zhī dào
1
to know
2
to become aware of
3
also pr. [zhī dao]
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
1
not known to anyone
2
secret
3
unknown
不知不觉
bù zhī bù jué
1
unconsciously
2
unwittingly
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
1
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
2
embarrassed and at a complete loss
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
1
Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
可否
kě fǒu
1
is it possible or not?
可怕
kě pà
1
awful
2
dreadful
3
fearful
4
formidable
5
frightful
6
scary
7
hideous
8
horrible
9
terrible
10
terribly
可耻
kě chǐ
1
shameful
2
disgraceful
3
ignominious
可悲
kě bēi
1
lamentable
可惜
kě xī
1
it is a pity
2
what a pity
3
unfortunately
可恶
kě wù
1
repulsive
2
vile
3
hateful
4
abominable
可怜
kě lián
1
pitiful
2
pathetic
3
to have pity on
可乐
kě lè
1
amusing
2
entertaining
3
(loanword) cola
可笑
kě xiào
1
funny
2
ridiculous
Idioms
(20)
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
1
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
2
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
3
complete ignorance
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
1
not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
2
without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
1
lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
2
dilettante
3
amateur
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
1
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
2
fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
3
a straw in the wind
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
1
to succeed at the first try (idiom)
2
easy as pie
3
one can do it at once
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
1
inexpressible (idiom)
2
beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2
incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
1
inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
2
unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
1
act of God
2
force majeure (law)
3
irresistible (idiom)
不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ
1
innumerable (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
1
to be impervious to reason (idiom)
2
unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
1
impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
2
unfathomable
3
not a clue
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
1
inexpressible (idiom)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
1
a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
1
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
2
unheeding the lessons of the past
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
1
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
2
not to know what's good for one
3
unable to recognize others' good intentions
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
1
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
2
embarrassed and at a complete loss
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
1
to act recklessly (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
1
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
2
naive
3
doesn't know who's who
4
no sense of priorities
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