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 经济 經濟 jīng jì economy / economic 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 环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc 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 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 节约 節約 jié yuē to economize / to conserve (resources) / economy / frugal syn 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/ superficial knowledge syn 老化 lǎo huà (of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated 经济舱 經濟艙 jīng jì cāng economy class 学问 學問 xué wèn learning / knowledge / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 学识 學識 xué shí erudition / scholarly knowledge syn 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng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 低迷 dī mí blurred (landscape etc) / low (spirits) / in a slump (economy) 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 景气 景氣 jǐng qì (of economy, business etc) flourishing / prosperous 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]) 市场经济 市場經濟 shì chǎng jīng jì market economy 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 经济体 經濟體 jīng jì tǐ an economy / a country (or region etc) viewed as an economic entity 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 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 大跃进 大躍進 dà yuè jìn Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies 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 医理 醫理 yī lǐ medical knowledge / principles of medical science 国民经济 國民經濟 guó mín jīng jì national economy 计划经济 計劃經濟 jì huà jīng jì planned economy 邓小平理论 鄧小平理論 dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control 专业知识 專業知識 zhuān yè zhī shi specialized knowledge 世界经济 世界經濟 shì jiè jīng jì global economy / world economy 循环经济 循環經濟 xún huán jīng jì circular economy 大智慧 dà zhì huì great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 知识管理 知識管理 zhī shi guǎn lǐ knowledge management 政治经济学 政治經濟學 zhèng zhì jīng jì xué political economy 集体经济 集體經濟 jí tǐ jīng jì collective economy 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 商品经济 商品經濟 shāng pǐn jīng jì commodity economy 经济制度 經濟制度 jīng jì zhì dù economy 看淡 kàn dàn to regard as unimportant / to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc) / (of an economy or a market) to slacken 长见识 長見識 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience 主要经济指标 fundamentals of the economy 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 泡沫经济 泡沫經濟 pào mò jīng jì bubble economy 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 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē to practice strict economy (idiom) syn 荣毅仁 榮毅仁 róng yì rén Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors 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 格物致知 gé wù zhì zhī to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) / pursuing knowledge to the end 自然经济 自然經濟 zì rán jīng jì natural economy (exchange of goods by bartering not involving money) 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 电子经济 e-economy / net economy / network economy 通识 通識 tōng shí general knowledge / overall knowledge / common knowledge / widely known / erudition 地区经济 地區經濟 dì qū jīng jì local economy / regional economy 她经济 她經濟 tā jīng jì "she-economy" reflecting women's economic contribution / euphemism for prostitution-based economy 灰色经济 灰色經濟 huī sè jīng jì informal economy / informal sector / grey economy 地下经济 地下經濟 shadow economy / non-observed economy 非正规经济部门 非正規經濟部門 informal economy / informal sector / grey economy 非洲区域知识经济行动计划 非洲區域知識經濟行動計劃 African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy 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]) 公营经济 公營經濟 gōng yíng jīng jì the public sector of the economy 四清运动 四清運動 sì qīng yùn dòng the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party 大肚子经济 大肚子經濟 dà dù zi jīng jì "Pregnancy-oriented Economy", new market conditions brought about by a predicted baby boom in China 稳定物价 穩定物價 wěn dìng wù jià stable prices / commodity prices fixed by government (in a command economy) / to valorize (a commodity) 