认识 認識 rèn shi to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition syn 科学 科學 kē xué science / scientific knowledge / scientific / rational / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] syn 背景 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 知识 知識 zhī shi knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] / intellectual syn 身后 身後 shēn hòu the time after one's death / a place behind sb / (fig.) one's social background syn 后台 後臺 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background syn 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 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability syn 出身 chū shēn to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin syn 饥渴 飢渴 jī kě hungry and thirsty / (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc) 常识 常識 cháng shí common sense / general knowledge / CL:門|门[men2] 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 偷拍 tōu pāi to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge 识 識 shí to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4] syn 学历 學歷 xué lì educational background / academic qualifications 耳目 ěr mù eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies syn 皮毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge syn 履历 履歷 lǚ lì background (academic and work) / curriculum vitae / résumé 老化 lǎo huà (of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated 桌布 zhuō bù tablecloth / (computing) desktop background / wallpaper / CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|张[zhang1] 学问 學問 xué wèn learning / knowledge / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 旁白 páng bái aside (theater) / voice-over / background narration 学识 學識 xué shí erudition / scholarly knowledge syn 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng (idiom) self-knowledge 心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 质地 質地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition syn 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 求知欲 求知慾 qiú zhī yù desire for knowledge 功底 gōng dǐ training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals syn 一知半解 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom) / a smattering of knowledge / dilettante / amateur syn 求学 求學 qiú xué to pursue one's studies / to attend school / to seek knowledge syn 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]) 见闻 見聞 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience syn 求知 qiú zhī anxious to learn / keen for knowledge 真知 zhēn zhī real knowledge syn 家世 jiā shì family background syn 烘托 hōng tuō background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage) syn 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 普法 pǔ fǎ to disseminate knowledge of the law 新知 xīn zhī new knowledge / new friend syn 知识库 知識庫 zhī shi kù knowledge base 有恃无恐 有恃無恐 yǒu shì wú kǒng secure in the knowledge that one has backing syn 秘传 祕傳 mì chuán to hand down secret knowledge from generation to generation within a school or family etc 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 医理 醫理 yī lǐ medical knowledge / principles of medical science 路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn 专业知识 專業知識 zhuān yè zhī shi specialized knowledge 背景音乐 背景音樂 bèi jǐng yīn yuè background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting 知识经济 知識經濟 zhī shì jīng jì knowledge economy 大智慧 dà zhì huì great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) 知识管理 知識管理 zhī shi guǎn lǐ knowledge management 科学知识 科學知識 kē xué zhī shi scientific 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 历史背景 歷史背景 lì shǐ bèi jǐng historical background 长见识 長見識 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience 回良玉 huí liáng yù Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013 画外音 畫外音 huà wài yīn voice-over / background narration 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 刘云山 劉雲山 liú yún shān Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012 柴门 柴門 chái mén lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background syn 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 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 底 dǐ bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4]) syn 来历不明 來歷不明 lái lì bù míng (idiom) of unknown origin / of dubious background 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 来路不明 來路不明 lái lù bù míng unidentified origin / no-one knows where it comes from / of dubious background syn 德雷福斯 dé léi fú sī Dreyfus (name) / Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French artillery officer of Alsatian and Jewish background, infamously imprisoned 1894 in miscarriage of justice 諝 xǔ deceit / knowledge 格物致知 gé wù zhì zhī to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) / pursuing knowledge to the end 有教无类 有教無類 yǒu jiào wú lèi education for everyone, irrespective of background syn 青天白日 qīng tiān bái rì (idiom) in broad daylight / in the middle of the day / KMT emblem, a white sun on a blue background syn 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 通识 通識 tōng shí general knowledge / overall knowledge / common knowledge / widely known / erudition 背景说明 背景說明 background paper / background note 背调 背調 bèi diào background check (abbr. for 背景調查|背景调查[bei4 jing3 diao4 cha2]) / to conduct a background check 国际见闻 國際見聞 guó jì jiàn wén International Background Knowledge 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]) 本底 běn dǐ background 本底调查 本底調查 běn dǐ diào chá background investigation 本底辐射 本底輻射 běn dǐ fú shè background radiation 本底计数 本底計數 běn dǐ jì shù background count 天然本地 tiān rán běn dì natural background 教育背景 jiào yù bèi jǐng educational background 历史沿革 歷史沿革 lì shǐ yán gé historical development / background 聚萤映雪 聚螢映雪 jù yíng yìng xuě lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom) / fig. ambitious student from impoverished background / burning the midnight oil 