How to say “learn” in Chinese
learn, get news
“Learn” in Chinese is 得知, dé zhī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
得知 is read dé zhī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
On the right, 口 “mouth”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “得知”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 得知. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 得知这个消息大家都很吃惊dézhīzhègexiāoxi,dàjiādōuhěnchījīngOn hearing this news, everyone was very surprised.
More words from the lesson “Conversation and contact”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “learn” in Chinese?
“Learn” in Chinese is 得知, pinyin dézhī.
What does 得知 mean?
得知 (dézhī) means “learn, get news”.
How do you write 得知?
得知 is 2 characters: 得 (dé) — get, obtain; 知 (zhī) — know. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 得知?
得知 is read dézhī. Tones: dé — second tone, zhī — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“learn” in the lesson “Conversation and contact”
This word is from the topic “Talking and arguing” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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