通识 通識 tōng shí general knowledge / overall knowledge / common knowledge / widely known / erudition 切换 切換 qiē huàn to switch over / to switch modes or data streams / to cut (to a new scene) 分流 fēn liú to diverge / to divert / to divide into separate streams (river flow, traffic etc) / to stream (students into different programs) / to reassign (redundant staff) syn 细水长流 細水長流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little syn 漎 cóng a place where small streams flow into a large one 次区域溪流和地下含水层委员会 次區域溪流和地下含水層委員會 committee on subregional streams and underground aquifers 总汇 總匯 zǒng huì (of streams) to come together / to converge / confluence / (fig.) compendium / (fig.) aggregation / (in the name of a shop) emporium / (Tw) club sandwich (abbr. for 總匯三明治|总汇三明治[zong3hui4 san1ming2zhi4]) syn 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 格物致知 gé wù zhì zhī to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) / pursuing knowledge to the end 人非生而知之者，熟能无惑 人非生而知之者，熟能無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈) 个人知识管理项目 Personal Knowledge Management programme / Personal Knowledge Management 半桶水 bàn tǒng shuǐ (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited / superficial / half-baked / sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth) / dabbler 人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 人非生而知之者，孰能無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4]) 知识 知識 zhī shi knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] / intellectual syn 科学 科學 kē xué science / scientific knowledge / scientific / rational / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] syn 认识 認識 rèn shi to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition syn 心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 偷拍 tōu pāi to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] 充电 充電 chōng diàn to recharge (a battery) / (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure) / to update one's skills and knowledge 学问 學問 xué wèn learning / knowledge / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 老化 lǎo huà (of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability syn 专业知识 專業知識 zhuān yè zhī shi specialized knowledge 接头 接頭 jiē tóu connector / joint / coupling / (coll.) to contact / to get in touch with / to have knowledge of / to be familiar with syn 求学 求學 qiú xué to pursue one's studies / to attend school / to seek knowledge syn 功底 gōng dǐ training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals syn 见闻 見聞 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience syn 皮毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge syn 学识 學識 xué shí erudition / scholarly knowledge syn 知识经济 知識經濟 zhī shì jīng jì knowledge economy 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 大智慧 dà zhì huì great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) 求知 qiú zhī anxious to learn / keen for knowledge 普法 pǔ fǎ to disseminate knowledge of the law 知识管理 知識管理 zhī shi guǎn lǐ knowledge management 饥渴 飢渴 jī kě hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc) 新知 xīn zhī new knowledge / new friend syn 耳目 ěr mù eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies syn 知识库 知識庫 zhī shi kù knowledge base 科学知识 科學知識 kē xué zhī shi scientific knowledge 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng (idiom) self-knowledge 活用 huó yòng to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly / to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective) syn 求知欲 求知慾 qiú zhī yù desire for knowledge 一知半解 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom) / a smattering of knowledge / dilettante / amateur syn 有恃无恐 有恃無恐 yǒu shì wú kǒng secure in the knowledge that one has backing syn 长见识 長見識 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience 真知 zhēn zhī real knowledge syn 秘传 祕傳 mì chuán to hand down secret knowledge from generation to generation within a school or family etc 闻见 聞見 wén jiàn to smell / to hear / knowledge / information 理性认识 理性認識 lǐ xìng rèn shi cognition / rational knowledge 干货 乾貨 gān huò dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form / just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分[shui3fen4]) 浅尝辄止 淺嚐輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop syn 医理 醫理 yī lǐ medical knowledge / principles of medical science 知识就是力量 知識就是力量 zhī shi jiù shì lì liang Knowledge is power, slogan originally due to Francis Bacon 弗蘭西斯·培根|弗兰西斯·培根 识 識 shí to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4] syn 格致 格緻 gé zhì to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing 梦溪笔谈 夢溪筆談 mèng xī bǐ tán Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass 有识之士 有識之士 yǒu shí zhī shì a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) syn 补白 補白 bǔ bái to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout) / to make some additional remarks / filler (in a newspaper or magazine) 博闻强记 博聞強記 bó wén qiáng jì have wide learning and a retentive memory / have encyclopedic knowledge syn 諝 xǔ deceit / knowledge 不经一事不长一智 不經一事不長一智 bù jīng yī shì bù zhǎng yī zhì you can't gain knowledge without practice / wisdom comes from experience 不经一事 不經一事 bù jīng yī shì You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / wisdom only comes with experience 博物洽闻 博物洽聞 bó wù qià wén to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom) 略知皮毛 lüè zhī pí máo slight knowledge of sth / superficial acquaintance with a subject / a smattering 金玉满堂 金玉滿堂 jīn yù mǎn táng lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom) / fig. abundant wealth / abundance of knowledge syn 博文约礼 博文約禮 bó wén yuē lǐ vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom) 厚积薄发 厚積薄發 hòu jī bó fā lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared 国际见闻 國際見聞 guó jì jiàn wén International Background Knowledge 技术知识 技術知識 jì shù zhī shi technical knowledge 识见 識見 shí jiàn knowledge and experience syn 知识工程师 知識工程師 zhī shi gōng chéng shī knowledge worker 不经一事，不长一智 不經一事，不長一智 bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / fig. wisdom only comes with experience 俭腹 儉腹 jiǎn fù lacking in knowledge / ignorant 名重识暗 名重識暗 míng zhòng shí àn of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇 hào xué jìn hu zhī , lì xíng jìn hu rén , zhī chǐ jìn hu yǒng to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius) 妙智慧 miào zhì huì wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) 寡陋 guǎ lòu having little knowledge / not well-read 法商 fǎ shāng "legal quotient" (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct 渊广 淵廣 yuān guǎng broad and extensive (of knowledge etc) 渊深 淵深 yuān shēn profound (knowledge) / erudite syn 浅学 淺學 qiǎn xué shallow study / superficial / scant knowledge syn 浅短 淺短 qiǎn duǎn narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill) / superficial 浅陋 淺陋 qiǎn lòu shallow and crude / meager (knowledge or skill) syn 理性知识 理性知識 lǐ xìng zhī shi rational knowledge 知识宝库 知識寶庫 zhī shi bǎo kù treasure house of knowledge 行万里路，读万卷书 行萬里路，讀萬卷書 xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juǎn shū Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom) 见闻有限 見聞有限 jiàn wén yǒu xiàn to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom) 语冰 語冰 yǔ bīng to have limited experience and knowledge (idiom) 识度 識度 shí dù knowledge and experience 集恩广益 集恩廣益 jí ēn guǎng yì to pool knowledge and ideas to produce a better outcome 预备知识 預備知識 yù bèi zhī shi background knowledge / prerequisite 齐民要术 齊民要術 qí mín yào shù Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[Jia3 Si1 xie2] 据我所知 jù wǒ suǒ zhī as far as I know / to the best of my knowledge 知识鸿沟 知識鴻溝 zhī shì hóng gōu knowledge divide 知识管理小组 Knowledge Management Team 传统知识与生物多样性讲习班 workshop on traditional knowledge and biological diversity 