知
己

To know oneself in Chinese: 知己 (zhī jǐ)

zhī jǐ

to know oneself

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to know oneself
  2. 2to be intimate or close
  3. 3intimate friend

Stroke order

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知
己

Zhuyin

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ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄐㄧˇ

jǐ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 人生能有一个知己就足够了。

    rén shēng néng yǒu yí gè zhī jǐ jiù zú gòu le。

    In life, having one true bosom friend is enough.

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Related words

知道

zhī dào

to know

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

知识

zhī shi

knowledge

知名

zhī míng

well-known

不知

bù zhī

not to know

得知

dé zhī

to find out

告知

gào zhī

to inform

认知

rèn zhī

cognition

无知

wú zhī

ignorant

知觉

zhī jué

perception

知足

zhī zú

content with one's situation

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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