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Chinese
Pronunciation 1
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to know; to be aware
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direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
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| trad. (知道)
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知
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道
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| simp. #(知道)
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知
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道
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| alternative forms
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知到 chiefly Cantonese
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Verb
知道
- to know (something); to be aware of
- 我不知道。 ― Wǒ bù zhīdào. ― I don't know.
- 我唔知道。 [Guangzhou Cantonese] ― ngo5 m4 zi1 dou3. ― I don't know.
我知道他住哪兒。 [MSC, trad.]
我知道他住哪儿。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ zhīdào tā zhù nǎr.
- I know where he lives.
- 我們不知道。／我们不知道。 ― Wǒmen bù zhīdào. ― We don't know.
你知不知道他的名字？ [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Nǐ zhī bù zhīdào tā de míngzi?
- Do you know his name?
我們都知道你是個刀子嘴豆腐心。 [MSC, trad.]
我们都知道你是个刀子嘴豆腐心。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒmen dōu zhīdào nǐ shì ge dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn.
- We all know that even though you talk tough, you're a softy underneath it all.
他不務正業，天天就知道吃喝玩樂。 [MSC, trad.]
他不务正业，天天就知道吃喝玩乐。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā bùwùzhèngyè, tiāntiān jiù zhīdào chīhēwánlè.
- He won't do an honest day's work, and instead spends his days just having fun.
- to understand
「知唔知道？」「知道！」 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- “zi1 m4 zi1 dou3?” “zi1 dou3!”
- "Got it?" "Got it!"
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
知道 (“to know (something)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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知
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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知道, 知曉
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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知道
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| Taiwan
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知道
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| Harbin
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知道
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| Yantai (Muping)
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知道
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| Jinan
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知道
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| Luoyang
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知道
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| Wanrong
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曉得
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| Xi'an
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知道
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| Ürümqi
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知道
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| Wuhan
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曉得, 找得到
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| Huanggang
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曉得
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| Chengdu
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曉得, 知道, 懂了
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| Guiyang
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曉得
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| Guilin
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曉得, 曉得信
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| Liuzhou
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曉得
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| Xuzhou
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知道
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| Yangzhou
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曉得
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| Nanjing
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知道, 曉得
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| Hefei
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曉得
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| Chuzhou
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曉得
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| Malaysia
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知道, 知, 懂 slang
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| Singapore
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知道, 知, 懂 slang
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| Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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知道
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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知, 知道, 曉
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| Hong Kong
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知, 知道
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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知
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| Macau
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知
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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知, 曉
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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知道
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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知
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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知
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| Foshan
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知
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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知
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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知
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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知道
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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知道
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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知
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
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知
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
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知
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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知
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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知
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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知, 知隨
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| Taishan
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知隨
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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知, 知隨
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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知
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| Dongguan
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知, 知道
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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知
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| Qingyuan
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知
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| Fogang
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曉得
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
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知道
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| Yangshan
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曉, 知, 知得
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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曉
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
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曉知
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| Shaoguan
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知
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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知道
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| Renhua
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曉得, 知
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| Lechang
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知
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
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知道
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| Sihui
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知道, 知
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| Guangning
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知
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| Deqing
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知道
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| Huaiji
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知
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
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知
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| Yunfu
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知道
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| Xinxing
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知道
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| Luoding
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知
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
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知
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| Yangjiang
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知, 知得
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| Xinyi
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知
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| Lianjiang
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知
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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知, 知道
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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知, 知道
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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曉得
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| Pingxiang
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曉得
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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知, 知得, 曉得
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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知
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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知, 知道
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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知
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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知
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| Conghua (Lütian)
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知得
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| Yudu
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曉得
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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知, 知得
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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知, 知得
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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知, 知得
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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知, 知得, 知著
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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知, 知得
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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知
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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知
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| Kuching (Hepo)
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知
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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曉得
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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知道, 曉得
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| Xinzhou
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知道
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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得知, 曉得
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| Songxi
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學得
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| Zhenghe
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學得
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| Jianyang
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曉識
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| Wuyishan
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曉識
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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捌, 捌傳, 曉
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| Changle
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捌
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| Lianjiang
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捌
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| Fuqing
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捌
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| Pingtan
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捌, 會曉
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| Yongtai
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捌, 曉
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| Minqing
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捌
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| Gutian
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捌
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| Pingnan
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捌傳
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| Luoyuan
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捌傳
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| Fu'an
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捌傳
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| Ningde
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捌傳
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| Xiapu
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曉得
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| Zherong
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曉得
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| Zhouning
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曉得
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| Fuding
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曉得
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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知, 知影, 知頭, 知機
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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知
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| Quanzhou
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知, 知影, 知頭, 知機
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| Jinjiang
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知影
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| Nan'an
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知影
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| Shishi
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知影
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| Hui'an
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知影
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| Anxi
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知影
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| Yongchun
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知影
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| Dehua
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知影
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| Zhangzhou
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知, 知影, 知頭
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
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知影
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| Hua'an
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知影
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| Nanjing
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知影
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| Pinghe
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知影
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| Zhangpu
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知影
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| Yunxiao
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知影
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| Zhao'an
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知影, 知
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| Dongshan
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知影
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| Taipei
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知影
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| New Taipei (Tamsui)
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知影
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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知影
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| New Taipei (Pingxi)
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知影
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| Kaohsiung
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知影
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| Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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知影
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| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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知影
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| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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知影
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| Yilan (Toucheng)
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知影
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| Kinmen
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知, 知影
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| Penghu (Magong)
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知, 知影
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| Penghu (Xiyu)
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知, 知影
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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知, 知影
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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知, 知影
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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知, 知影
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| Longyan
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知
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| Zhangping
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知
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| Datian
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知, 曉
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| Chaozhou
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知
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| Shantou
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知
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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知
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| Jieyang
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知, 知影, 知影跡
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| Haifeng
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知
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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知
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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知
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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知
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| Leizhou
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知
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| Wenchang
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知
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| Haikou
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知
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| Qionghai
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知
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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知
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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知曉
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| Xianyou
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知曉
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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得知
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| Sanyuan
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得知
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| Shaxian
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得知
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| Zhongshan Min
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Shaxi (Longdu)
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知道
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| Waxiang
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Guzhang (Gaofeng)
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曉得
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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曉得
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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曉得
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| Suzhou
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曉得
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| Wuxi
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曉得
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| Hangzhou
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曉得
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| Ningbo
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曉得
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| Wenzhou
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曉得
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| Lishui
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曉得
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| Jinyun
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曉得, 得知
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| Jinhua
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曉得, 曉著
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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曉得
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| Loudi
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曉得
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| Shuangfeng
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曉得
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- 了解 (liǎojiě)
- 佔有／占有 (zhànyǒu)
- 分曉／分晓 (fēnxiǎo)
- 參悟／参悟 (cānwù)
- 悟 (wù) (literary, or in compounds)
- 懂 (dǒng)
- 懂得 (dǒngde)
- 打生 (Wenzhounese)
- 把握 (bǎwò)
- 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
- 明 (ming4) (Cantonese)
- 明白
- 明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo)
- 曉得／晓得 (xiǎode)
- 會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
- 洞悉 (dòngxī)
- 清亮 (mainland China)
- 清楚
- 熟似 (Hokkien)
- 熟悉 (shúxī)
- 熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary)
- 熟識／熟识 (shúshí)
- 理會／理会 (lǐhuì)
- 理解 (lǐjiě)
- 瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
- 知影 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 知悉 (zhīxī) (literary)
- 知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
- 知識／知识 (zhīshí) (literary)
- 覺／觉
- 覺悟／觉悟 (juéwù)
- 覺醒／觉醒 (juéxǐng)
- 認識／认识
- 諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
- 諳達／谙达 (āndá) (literary)
- 貫通／贯通 (guàntōng)
- 通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
- 通解 (tōngjiě) (literary)
- 通達／通达 (tōngdá)
- 達／达 (literary, or in compounds)
- 醒悟 (xǐngwù)
- 開悟／开悟 (kāiwù) (literary)
- 領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù)
- 領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
- 領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)
Derived terms
See also
Pronunciation 2
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to know; to be aware
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direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
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| trad. (知道)
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知
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道
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| simp. #(知道)
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知
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道
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Verb
知道
- (literary, Taoism, Confucianism) to know the Tao; to know the way; to understand the principles well