知道(zhī dào): to know
HSK 12 characters
to know
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zhī dào
- Meaning
- to know; to become aware of
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
知道 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 知道 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
没有人能知道。
méi yǒu rén néng zhī dào
No one will know.
我可不太知道。
wǒ kě bù tài zhī dào
I don't really know.
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