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得知

dé zhī · de zhi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to find out
  2. to learn of
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)得知(dézhī)一个(yīgè)好(hǎo)消息(xiāoxi)！

    I just learned some good news!

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)好(hǎo)消息(xiāoxi)？

    What good news?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)得知(dézhī)下(xià)周(zhōu)放(fàng)三天(sāntiān)假(jiǎ)！

    I learned that we get three days off next week!

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)从(cóng)哪儿(nǎr)得知(dézhī)的(de)？

    Where did you learn that from?

  5. Dengdeng

    公司(gōngsī)群(qún)里(lǐ)。

    From the company group chat.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)去年(qùnián)的(de)消息(xiāoxi)。

    That message is from last year.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)成(chéng)功(gōng)地(de)从(cóng)他(tā)口(kǒu)中(zhōng)得(dé)知(zhī)了(le)真(zhēn)相(xiàng)。

She succeeded in drawing the truth from him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)是(shì)我(wǒ)透(tòu)过(guò)可(kě)靠(kào)的(de)消(xiāo)息(xi)来(lái)源(yuán)得(dé)知(zhī)的(de)。

I came to know this from some reliable sources.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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