知己 zhī jǐ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ zi1 gei2 HSK 7-9
- to know oneself
- to be intimate or close
- intimate friend
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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
- 不知不觉 不知不覺 bù zhī bù jué ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ bat1 zi1 bat1 gok3 (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
己
- 自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 损人利己 損人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ syun2 jan4 lei6 gei2 harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 一己 yī jǐ ㄧ ㄐㄧˇ jat1 gei2 oneself
- 克己 kè jǐ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ hak1 gei2 self-restraint
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- 利己 lì jǐ ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ lei6 gei2 personal profit
- 妲己 Dá jǐ ㄉㄚˊ ㄐㄧˇ daat3 gei2 Daji (c. 11th century BC), concubine of the last Shang dynasty king Zhou Xin 纣辛
- 小己 xiǎo jǐ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧˇ siu2 gei2 an individual
- 己丑 jǐ chǒu ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄡˇ gei2 cau2 twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
- 己亥 jǐ hài ㄐㄧˇ ㄏㄞˋ gei2 hoi6 thirty-sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
- 己卯 jǐ mǎo ㄐㄧˇ ㄇㄠˇ gei2 maau5 sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
- 己巳 jǐ sì ㄐㄧˇ ㄙˋ gei2 zi6 sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
- 己方 jǐ fāng ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄤ gei2 fong1 our side
- 己未 jǐ wèi ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ gei2 mei6 fifty-sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
- 己糖 jǐ táng ㄐㄧˇ ㄊㄤˊ gei2 tong4 hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
- 己见 己見 jǐ jiàn ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gei2 gin3 one's own viewpoint
- 己酉 jǐ yǒu ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ gei2 jau5 forty-sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
- 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ se2 gei2 selfless
- 梯己 tī ji ㄊㄧ ˙ㄐㄧ tai2 gei2 intimate
- 异己 異己 yì jǐ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧˇ ji6 gei2 dissident
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ ㄢ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ on1 fan6 sau2 gei2 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 奉公克己 fèng gōng kè jǐ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ fung6 gung1 hak1 gei2 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
- 各持己见 各持己見 gè chí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 ci4 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
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- 各执己见 各執己見 gè zhí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 zap1 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
- 据为己有 據為己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu ㄐㄩˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ geoi3 wai4 gei2 jau5 (idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate
- 克己奉公 kè jǐ fèng gōng ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ hak1 gei2 fung6 gung1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
- 克己复礼 克己復禮 kè jǐ fù lǐ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ hak1 gei2 fuk6 lai5 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
- 舍己救人 捨己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ se2 gei2 gau3 jan4 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
- 舍己为公 捨己為公 shě jǐ wèi gōng ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ se2 gei2 wai6 gung1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
- 舍己为人 捨己為人 shě jǐ wèi rén ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ se2 gei2 wai6 jan4 to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
Example sentences
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知己 难 難 求 。
A real friend is like a rare bird.
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