先知 xiān zhī ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ sin1 zi1
- a person of foresight
- (religion) a prophet
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先
- 事先 shì xiān ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢ si6 sin1 in advance
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 先例 xiān lì ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˋ sin1 lai6 precedent
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 先天 xiān tiān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ sin1 tin1 embryonic period (contrasted with 后天)
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- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 先锋 先鋒 xiān fēng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ sin1 fung1 vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
- 先驱 先驅 xiān qū ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄩ sin1 keoi1 to pioneer
- 原先 yuán xiān ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ jyun4 sin1 originally
- 率先 shuài xiān ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢ seot1 sin1 to take the lead
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 预先 預先 yù xiān ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢ jyu6 sin1 beforehand; in advance
- 领先 領先 lǐng xiān ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ling5 sin1 to lead
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 占先 佔先 zhàn xiān ㄓㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢ zim3 sin1 to take precedence
- 尽先 儘先 jǐn xiān ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zeon2 sin1 in the first instance
- 先主 xiān zhǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄨˇ sin1 zyu2 former ruler; founding ruler
知
- 不知 bù zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ bat1 zi1 not to know
- 告知 gào zhī ㄍㄠˋ ㄓ gou3 zi1 to inform; to notify
- 得知 dé zhī ㄉㄜˊ ㄓ dak1 zi1 to find out
- 无知 無知 wú zhī ㄨˊ ㄓ mou4 zi1 ignorant
- 知名 zhī míng ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zi1 ming4 well-known; famous
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- 知己 zhī jǐ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ zi1 gei2 to know oneself
- 知觉 知覺 zhī jué ㄓ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zi1 gok3 perception
- 知识 知識 zhī shi ㄓ ˙ㄕ zi1 sik1 knowledge
- 知足 zhī zú ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ zi1 zuk1 content with one's situation
- 知道 zhī dào ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
- 认知 認知 rèn zhī ㄖㄣˋ ㄓ jing6 zi1 cognition
- 通知 tōng zhī ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓ tung1 zi1 to notify
- 须知 須知 xū zhī ㄒㄩ ㄓ seoi1 zi1 key information
- 哪知道 nǎ zhī dào ㄋㄚˇ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ naa5 zi1 dou6 who would have thought that ...?
- 未知数 未知數 wèi zhī shù ㄨㄟˋ ㄓ ㄕㄨˋ mei6 zi1 sou3 unknown number
- 谁知道 誰知道 shéi zhī dào ㄕㄟˊ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ seoi4 zi1 dou6 God knows...
- 通知书 通知書 tōng zhī shū ㄊㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄕㄨ tung1 zi1 syu1 written notice
- 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓ jat1 mou4 so2 zi1 (idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不为人知 不為人知 bù wéi rén zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ bat1 wai4 jan4 zi1 not known to anyone
Idioms with these characters
- 笨鸟先飞 笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1 lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- 敢为人先 敢為人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢ gam2 wai4 jan4 sin1 to dare to be first
- 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄥ zit3 zuk1 sin1 dang1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
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- 溘先朝露 kè xiān zhāo lù ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ hap6 sin1 ziu1 lou6 the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 身先朝露 shēn xiān zhāo lù ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ san1 sin1 ziu1 lou6 body will go with the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
- 未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓ mei6 buk1 sin1 zi1 (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
- 闻风先遁 聞風先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ man4 fung1 sin1 deon6 to flee at hearing the news (idiom)
- 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3 (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
- 先发制人 先發制人 xiān fā zhì rén ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄚ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 (idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 先来后到 先來後到 xiān lái hòu dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 loi4 hau6 dou3 (idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served
- 不知不觉 不知不覺 bù zhī bù jué ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ bat1 zi1 bat1 gok3 (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
- 不知丁董 bù zhī Dīng Dǒng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˇ bat1 zi1 ding1 dung2 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
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- 不知进退 不知進退 bù zhī jìn tuì ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ bat1 zi1 zeon3 teoi3 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
- 不知轻重 不知輕重 bù zhī qīng zhòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ bat1 zi1 hing1 cung5 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
- 不知死活 bù zhī sǐ huó ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6 to act recklessly (idiom)
- 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ bat1 zi1 so2 cou3 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ bat1 zi1 so2 ji5 (idiom) to not know the reason
- 不知所终 不知所終 bù zhī suǒ zhōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ bat1 zi1 so2 zung1 (idiom) to vanish without a trace; to go missing
- 妇孺皆知 婦孺皆知 fù rú jiē zhī ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ fu5 jyu4 gaai1 zi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
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一 只 隻 赛 賽 勒 诺 諾 栖 棲 于 於 岩石 之上 ， 你 看 ，/ 那 阴郁 陰鬱 的 女 先知 就 这样 這樣 嘎 声道 聲道 出 她 的 末日 预言 預言 。/「 还有 還有 战争 戰爭 ， 拉 俄 墨 冬 两 兩 度 背信 的 后裔 後裔 ！/ 你们 你們 带来 帶來 的 是 战争 戰爭 ， 还 還 偷 杀 殺 了 我们 我們 的 牛 群 ？/ 而 你们 你們 还 還 要 将 將 无辜 無辜 的 哈 尔 爾 庇 厄 驱逐 驅逐 ，/ 赶出 趕出 她们 她們 古老 、 世代相传 世代相傳 的 领地 領地 ？」
One perched, Celaeno, on a rock, and lo, / thus croaked the dismal seer her prophecy of woe. / "War, too, Laomedon's twice-perjured race! / War do ye bring, our cattle stol'n and slain? / And unoffending Harpies would ye chase / forth from their old, hereditary reign?"
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