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深知
shēn zhī
Pinyin
Definition
深知
-
shēn zhī
to know well
to be fully aware of
Character Decomposition
深
氵
⺳
木
知
矢
口
Related Words
(20)
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]
深
shēn
1
old variant of 深[shēn]
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
告知
gào zhī
1
to inform
得知
dé zhī
1
to find out
2
to know
3
to learn about
早知
zǎo zhī
1
foresight
2
foreknowledge
3
if one had known earlier,...
明知
míng zhī
1
to be fully aware of
2
to know perfectly well
未知
wèi zhī
1
unknown
深入
shēn rù
1
to penetrate deeply
2
thorough
深刻
shēn kè
1
profound
2
deep
3
deep-going
深厚
shēn hòu
1
deep
2
profound
深圳
Shēn zhèn
1
Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
深圳市
Shēn zhèn shì
1
Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
深夜
shēn yè
1
very late at night
深度
shēn dù
1
depth
2
(of a speech etc) profundity
3
advanced stage of development
深思
shēn sī
1
to ponder
2
to consider
深情
shēn qíng
1
deep emotion
2
deep feeling
3
deep love
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
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
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
1
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
1
to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
1
meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
1
untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
只知其一,不知其二
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
1
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
1
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
2
cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
3
to study diligently
司马昭之心路人皆知
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
1
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
2
fig. an open secret
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
1
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
3
also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
1
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
Sample Sentences
兄弟,你真是深知我心啊!
xiōngdì ,nǐ zhēn shì shēnzhīwǒxīn ā !
Brother, you know me well!
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