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 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 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/ superficial knowledge syn 老化 lǎo huà (of a person, population or material) to age / (of knowledge) to become outdated 学问 學問 xué wèn learning / knowledge / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 学识 學識 xué shí erudition / scholarly knowledge syn 自知之明 zì zhī zhī míng (idiom) self-knowledge 心得 xīn dé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 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 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 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 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 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 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 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting syn 传统 傳統 chuán tǒng tradition / traditional / convention / conventional / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 天子 tiān zǐ the (rightful) emperor / "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation) syn 长袍 長袍 cháng páo chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe) / gown / robe / CL:件[jian4] syn 正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine syn 西洋 xī yáng the West (Europe and North America) / countries of the Indian Ocean (traditional) 正统 正統 zhèng tǒng orthodoxy / tradition / orthodox / traditional / principles of dynastic succession / (of an heir) legitimate syn 马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges 被窝 被窩 bèi wō (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube / (contemporary) bedding / bed cover 小脚 小腳 xiǎo jiǎo bound feet (traditional) syn 陈皮 陳皮 chén pí dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine) 中医 中醫 zhōng yī traditional Chinese medical science / a doctor trained in Chinese medicine syn 海参崴 海參崴 hǎi shēn wǎi Haishenwai, traditional Chinese name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克[Fu2 la1 di2 wo4 si1 tuo1 ke4] 灯会 燈會 dēng huì carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art 气功 氣功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation 中药 中藥 zhōng yào traditional Chinese medicine / CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3] syn 磕头 磕頭 kē tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) syn 厢房 廂房 xiāng fáng wing (of a traditional house) / side room syn 干妈 乾媽 gān mā adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) syn 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 繁体 繁體 fán tǐ traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jian3 ti3] syn 清官 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional) syn 仕女 shì nǚ court lady / palace maid / traditional painting of beautiful women syn 民乐 民樂 mín yuè folk music, esp. for traditional instruments syn 狂言 kuáng yán ravings / delirious utterances / kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater) syn 正房 zhèng fáng central building (in a traditional house) / primary wife syn 七巧板 qī qiǎo bǎn tangram (traditional Chinese block puzzle) 农历 農曆 nóng lì the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar syn 中秋 zhōng qiū the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month syn 长衫 長衫 cháng shān long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao syn 叩头 叩頭 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2] syn 道袍 dào páo Taoist robe / traditional men's gown syn 黑店 hēi diàn lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. a scam / protection racket / daylight robbery 帮腔 幫腔 bāng qiāng vocal accompaniment in some traditional Chinese operas / to speak in support of / to chime in syn 土法 tǔ fǎ traditional method 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 兰花指 蘭花指 lán huā zhǐ hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended) syn 杨柳 楊柳 yáng liǔ willow tree / poplar and willow / name of traditional tune syn 舞狮 舞獅 wǔ shī lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form) syn 丝竹 絲竹 sī zhú traditional Chinese musical instruments / music 月子 yuè zi traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth / puerperium 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 工笔 工筆 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description 卫道 衛道 wèi dào to defend traditional values 做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work / non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) 贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind / perfect in her traditional roles 楼主 樓主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional) 简体 簡體 jiǎn tǐ simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3] 繁体中文 繁體中文 fán tǐ zhōng wén traditional character Chinese 