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知道

zhī dào · zhi dao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. [zhīdao]
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What is this alley called

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)这条(zhètiáo)胡同(hútòng)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, do you know what this alley is called?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？

    I do not know. Do you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)！叫(jiào)……叫(jiào)……

    I know! It is called... called...

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？

    Do you not know?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，就是(jiùshì)现在(xiànzài)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    I know, I just forgot it now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)知(zhī)道(dào)她(tā)在(zài)哪(nǎ)儿(r)。

Nobody knows where she is.

Tatoeba: Chinese by 400S · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)来(lái)。

I don't know when he will come.

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知
zhī

to know; to be aware

道
dào

road; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle

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