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 取得 qǔ dé to acquire / to get / to obtain 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 获取 獲取 huò qǔ to gain / to get / to acquire 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 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/ superficial knowledge syn 老化 lǎo huà (of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated 养成 養成 yǎng chéng to cultivate / to raise / to form (a habit) / to acquire 学问 學問 xué wèn learning / knowledge / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 进货 進貨 jìn huò to acquire stock / to replenish stock 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 兼并 兼併 jiān bìng to annex / to take over / to acquire 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 添置 tiān zhì to buy / to acquire / to add to one's possessions 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 购得 購得 gòu dé to purchase / to acquire syn 真知 zhēn zhī real knowledge syn 撷取 擷取 xié qǔ to pick / to select / to take / to capture (data) / to acquire / to pick up (a signal) 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 回炉 回爐 huí lú to melt down / to remelt (metals) / fig. to acquire new education / to bake again syn 医理 醫理 yī lǐ medical knowledge / principles of medical science 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) 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 习得 習得 xí dé to learn / to acquire (some skill through practice) / acquisition 长见识 長見識 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience 弄到手 nòng dào shǒu to get in hand / to get (one's) hands on / to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) 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 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 挣 掙 zhèng to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money) syn 染 rǎn to dye / to catch (a disease) / to acquire (bad habits etc) / to contaminate / to add color washes to a painting syn 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 套取 tào qǔ to acquire fraudulently / an illegal exchange 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 读万卷书，行万里路 讀萬卷書，行萬里路 dú wàn juàn shū , xíng wàn lǐ lù lit. read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom) / fig. acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience 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]) 脱盲 脫盲 tuō máng to acquire literacy / to throw off blindness 买官 買官 mǎi guān to buy an official title / to use wealth to acquire office 雀噪 què zào to be a noise in the world / to acquire notoriety 添办 添辦 tiān bàn to acquire 收地 shōu dì to confiscate land for redistribution (China, 1947-52) / (of a government) to acquire land (with compensation) 求仁得仁 qiú rén dé rén lit. to seek virtue and acquire it (idiom) / fig. to have one's wish fulfilled 买下 買下 mǎi xià to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house) / to acquire (a company, a copyright etc) 借壳 借殼 jiè ké (finance) to acquire a company as a shell 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 