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认识

rèn shi · ren shi

Traditional 認識

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to know
  2. to recognize
  3. to be familiar with
  4. to get acquainted with sb
  5. knowledge
  6. understanding
  7. awareness
  8. cognition
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The man who keeps smiling

  1. Dengdeng

    那(nà)个(gè)人(rén)一直(yīzhí)看(kàn)我们(wǒmen)，你(nǐ)认识(rènshi)他(tā)吗(ma)？

    That person keeps looking at us. Do you know him?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)认识(rènshi)，你(nǐ)认识(rènshi)吗(ma)？

    No. Do you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)认识(rènshi)。

    I don't know him either.

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)走(zǒu)过来(guòlái)了(le)。

    He's walking over.

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)他(tā)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)新(xīn)邻居(línjū)。

    He says he's our new neighbor.

  6. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)住(zhù)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)，还(hái)不(bù)认识(rènshi)邻居(línjū)。

    We've lived here three years and still don't know our neighbors.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)女(nǚ)儿(ér)介(jiè)绍(shào)给(gěi)我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)。

He introduced his daughter to me.

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

02

我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)的(de)人(rén)中(zhōng)就(jiù)他(tā)最(zuì)懒(lǎn)了(le)。

He's the laziest person I know.

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

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认
rèn

to recognize; to know

识
shí

to know; knowledge

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