会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 告诉 告訴 gào su to tell / to inform / to let know syn 掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.) / to control / to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) / to master / to know well / to understand sth well and know how to use it / fluency syn 熟悉 shú xī to be familiar with / to know well syn 体会 體會 tǐ huì to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize / understanding / experience syn 有一套 yǒu yī tào to have a skill / to be savvy / to know how to do sth 窍门 竅門 qiào mén a trick / an ingenious method / know-how / the knack (of doing sth) syn 相认 相認 xiāng rèn to know each other / to recognize / to identify / to acknowledge (an old relationship) 暴殄天物 bào tiǎn tiān wù to waste natural resources recklessly / not to know how to use things sparingly syn 心里有数 心裡有數 xīn lǐ yǒu shù to know the score (idiom) / to be well aware of the situation 那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn 不知 bù zhī not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) 兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 秘诀 秘訣 mì jué secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success) syn 相识 相識 xiāng shí to get to know each other / acquaintance syn 知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend syn 明知 míng zhī to be fully aware of / to know perfectly well syn 结识 結識 jié shí to get to know sb / to meet sb for the first time syn 知情 zhī qíng to know the facts / to understand / to be familiar with the situation syn 深知 shēn zhī to know well / to be fully aware of syn 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn 知足 zhī zú content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness) syn 手足无措 手足無措 shǒu zú wú cuò at a loss to know what to do (idiom) / bewildered syn 母鸡 母雞 mǔ jī hen / don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) syn 虚实 虛實 xū shí what is true and what is false / (to get to know) the real situation syn 早知 zǎo zhī to know in advance 瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about syn 熟识 熟識 shú shi to be well acquainted with / to know well syn 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears syn 心中有数 心中有數 xīn zhōng yǒu shù to know what's going on syn 知情人 zhī qíng rén person in the know / insider / informed source syn 知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) syn 万事通 萬事通 wàn shì tōng jack-of-all-trades / know-it-all syn 不知所云 bù zhī suǒ yún to not know what sb is driving at / to be unintelligible syn 心领神会 心領神會 xīn lǐng shén huì to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly syn 适可而止 適可而止 shì kě ér zhǐ (idiom) to refrain from going too far / to know when to stop syn 不知天高地厚 bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu not to know the immensity of heaven and earth / an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions 一知半解 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom) / a smattering of knowledge / dilettante / amateur syn 识货 識貨 shí huò to know what's what 认识论 認識論 rèn shi lùn epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) 烂熟 爛熟 làn shú well cooked / to know thoroughly syn 料定 liào dìng certain / to know for sure 百事通 bǎi shì tōng knowledgeable person / know all syn 懂行 dǒng háng to know the ropes syn 人情世故 rén qíng shì gù worldly wisdom / the ways of the world / to know how to get on in the world syn 装蒜 裝蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid / to play dumb / to pretend to not know syn 公之于众 公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng to make known to the masses (idiom) / to publicize widely / to let the world know 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ to be content with one's lot (idiom) / to know one's place syn 素昧平生 sù mèi píng shēng to have never met sb before (idiom) / entirely unacquainted / a complete stranger / not to know sb from Adam 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]) 滚瓜烂熟 滾瓜爛熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart syn 有两下子 有兩下子 yǒu liǎng xià zi to have real skill / to know one's stuff syn 一问三不知 一問三不知 yī wèn sān bù zhī lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance syn 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know syn 熟谙 熟諳 shú ān to know sth fluently / well-versed syn 知法犯法 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ to know the law and break it (idiom) / consciously going against the rules syn 谙 諳 ān to be versed in / to know well syn 通 tōng to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc syn 温故知新 溫故知新 wēn gù zhī xīn to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future syn 不知者不罪 bù zhī zhě bù zuì One who does not know is not guilty / If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible 知彼知己 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War") syn 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ to not know the reason / to not know what to do 不识抬举 不識抬舉 bù shí tái jǔ fail to appreciate sb's kindness / not know how to appreciate favors syn 不知轻重 不知輕重 bù zhī qīng zhòng lit. not knowing what's important (idiom) / no appreciation of the gravity of things / naive / doesn't know who's who / no sense of priorities 不识高低 不識高低 bù shí gāo dī can't recognize tall or short (idiom) / doesn't know what's what 倒背如流 dào bèi rú liú to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng extensive but not refined (idiom) / to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none 学然后知不足 學然後知不足 xué rán hòu zhī bù zú to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4]) 心领神悟 心領神悟 xīn lǐng shén wù to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great? 爽然若失 shuǎng rán ruò shī at a loss / confused / not know what to do next 略识之无 略識之無 lüè shí zhī wú semiliterate / only knows words of one syllable / lit. to know only 之[zhi1] and 無|无[wu2] syn 真伪莫辨 真偽莫辨 zhēn wěi mò biàn can't judge true or false (idiom) / unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake / not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news) 闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom) / fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise 识时达务 識時達務 shí shí dá wù understanding / to know what's up 饱人不知饿人饥 飽人不知餓人飢 bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom). 饱汉不知饿汉饥 飽漢不知餓漢飢 bǎo hàn bù zhī è hàn jī The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom). 马鹿易形 馬鹿易形 mǎ lù yì xíng to distinguish horse and deer easily / to know right from wrong 知人知面不知心 zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom) 略知一二 lüè zhī yī èr to know just a little / to have a rough idea syn 有数 有數 yǒu shù to have kept count / to know how many / (fig.) to know exactly how things stand / to know the score / not many / only a few syn 只知其一，不知其二 zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr to know the first, but not know the second (idiom) / only partial information 