How to say “know” in Chinese
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“Know” in Chinese is 知道, zhī dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
知道 is read zhī dào: 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
On the right, 口 “mouth”.
On the left, 辶 “walk”. This is the famous “Tao”.
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 “知道”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 知道. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我直到昨天才知道wǒzhídàozuótiāncáizhīdàoI only found out yesterday.
- 你知道这位画家吗？nǐzhīdàozhèwèihuàjiāmaDo you know this painter?
- 我喜欢数学，可是不知道选什么专业。wǒxǐhuanshùxué,kěshìbùzhīdàoxuǎnshénmezhuānyèI like math, but I don't know what major to choose.
- 你知道他迟到的原因吗nǐzhīdàotāchídàodeyuányīnmaDo you know why he was late?
- 我不知道他是否同意。wǒbùzhīdàotāshìfǒutóngyìI don’t know whether he agrees.
- 你知道这个网站的网址吗？nǐzhīdàozhègewǎngzhàndewǎngzhǐmaDo you know the address of this website?
More words from the lesson “How do I get there?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “know” in Chinese?
“Know” in Chinese is 知道, pinyin zhīdào.
What does 知道 mean?
知道 (zhīdào) means “know”.
How do you write 知道?
知道 is 2 characters: 知 (zhī) — know; 道 (dào) — way, road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 知道?
知道 is read zhīdào. Tones: zhī — first tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“know” in the lesson “How do I get there?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. 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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