认识 認識 rèn shi to know / to recognize / to be familiar with / to get acquainted with sb / knowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition syn 间 間 jiàn gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent syn 科学 科學 kē xué science / scientific knowledge / scientific / rational / CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],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 漏洞 lòu dòng leak / hole / gap / loophole 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] 填补 填補 tián bǔ to fill a gap / to fill in a blank (on a form) / to overcome a deficiency syn 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 差距 chā jù disparity / gap 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 裂痕 liè hén crack / gap / split syn 断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 口子 kǒu zi hole / opening / cut / gap / gash / my husband or wife / classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc) / precedent syn 间隔 間隔 jiàn gé gap / interval / compartment / to divide / to separate / to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc) syn 耳目 ěr mù eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies syn 间断 間斷 jiàn duàn disconnected / interrupted / suspended / a gap / a break syn 皮毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge syn 缺口 quē kǒu nick / jag / gap / shortfall syn 突破口 tū pò kǒu breach / gap / breakthrough point 老化 lǎo huà (of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated 亲密无间 親密無間 qīn mì wú jiān close relation, no gap (idiom) / intimate and nothing can come between syn 学问 學問 xué wèn learning / knowledge / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 空隙 kòng xì crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events syn 学识 學識 xué shí erudition / scholarly knowledge syn 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng (idiom) self-knowledge 间隙 間隙 jiàn xì interval / gap / clearance 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 死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end 空子 kòng zi gap / unoccupied space or time / fig. gap / loophole syn 牙缝 牙縫 yá fèng gap between teeth 权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 鸿沟 鴻溝 hóng gōu (fig.) gulf / chasm / wide gap / (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4] syn 代沟 代溝 dài gōu generation gap 空当 空當 kòng dāng gap / interval syn 间距 間距 jiān jù gap / spacing / distance between objects / interval between events 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 风口 風口 fēng kǒu air vent / drafty place / wind gap (geology) / tuyere (furnace air nozzle) / (fig.) hot trend / fad 求学 求學 qiú xué to pursue one's studies / to attend school / to seek knowledge syn 落差 luò chā drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity 裂隙 liè xì gap / slit / crack / crevice / fracture 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 罅隙 xià xì gap / crack / rift syn 真知 zhēn zhī real knowledge syn 补足 補足 bǔ zú to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc) 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 医理 醫理 yī lǐ medical knowledge / principles of medical science 见缝插针 見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom) / fig. to make use of every second and every inch syn 专业知识 專業知識 zhuān yè zhī shi specialized knowledge 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) 无间 無間 wú jiàn very close / no gap between them / continuously / unbroken / hard to separate / indistinguishable syn 知识管理 知識管理 zhī shi guǎn lǐ knowledge management 空档 空檔 kòng dàng gap (between two objects) / interval of time (between events) / opening in one's schedule / free time / (fig.) gap (in the market etc) 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 充填 chōng tián to fill (gap, hole, area, blank) / to pad out / to complement / (dental) filling / filled syn 长见识 長見識 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience 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 空白点 空白點 kòng bái diǎn gap / empty space 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 垫 墊 diàn pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money) syn 隙 xì crack / crevice / gap or interval / loophole / discord / rift syn 囟 xìn fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull) 囟门 囟門 xìn mén fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull) 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 齾 yà dented / chipped / gap-toothed / toothless 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 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger 侯门似海 侯門似海 hóu mén sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea / there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom) 权宜之策 權宜之策 quán yí zhī cè stratagem of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step 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 触发式放电器 triggered spark gap / spark gap / flash gap 