知識

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

Noun

知識

1. knowledge

   學習知識／学习知识  ―  xuéxí zhīshí  ―  to acquire knowledge

   更新知識／更新知识  ―  gēngxīn zhīshí  ―  to renew one's knowledge

   知識淵博／知识渊博  ―  zhīshi yuānbó  ―  to be knowledgeable

   傳授知識／传授知识  ―  chuánshòu zhīshi  ―  to pass on knowledge

   知識結構／知识结构  ―  zhīshí jiégòu  ―  knowledge structure

   知識爆炸／知识爆炸  ―  zhīshí bàozhà  ―  knowledge explosion

   圖書館是人類知識的海洋。 [MSC, trad.]
   图书馆是人类知识的海洋。 [MSC, simp.]

   Túshūguǎn shì rénlèi zhīshí de hǎiyáng.

   Libraries contain knowledge of human experience as vast as the open sea.

   知識不一定完全來自於學校的教育，社會也是個大學嘛。 [MSC, trad.]
   知识不一定完全来自于学校的教育，社会也是个大学嘛。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhīshí bù yīdìng wánquán láizì yú xuéxiào de jiàoyù, shèhuì yě shì ge dàxué ma.

   Knowledge does not come from schooling alone. Society is a kind of university.

2. intellect; intelligence

Synonyms

• (knowledge):

• (intellect): 智力 (zhìlì)

Derived terms

Descendants

Pronunciation 2

Verb

知識

1. (literary) to know; to be familiar with

Synonyms

Noun

知識

1. (literary) acquaintance; friend

   • 人有大臭者，其親戚兄弟妻妾知識無能與居者，自苦而居海上。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     人有大臭者，其亲戚兄弟妻妾知识无能与居者，自苦而居海上。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE

     Rén yǒu dà chòu zhě, qí qīnqī xiōngdì qīqiè zhīshí wú néng yǔ jū zhě, zìkǔ ér jū hǎishàng.

     There was a man who stank obnoxiously. Among his relatives, siblings, wives, and friends, none could bear to live with him. Troubled by himself, he went to dwell on an island in the sea.

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Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ち​しき (Atamadaka – )
• IPA^(key):

Noun

知(ち)識(しき) • (chishiki) 

1. knowledge

   知(ち)識(しき)を得(え)る

   chishiki o eru

   to acquire knowledge

References

Korean

Noun

知識 • (jisik) (hangeul 지식)

1. Hanja form^? of 지식 (“knowledge”).

Vietnamese

Noun

知識

1. chữ Hán form of tri thức (“knowledge”).