知足 zhī zú ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ zi1 zuk1 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- content with one's situation
- to know contentment (hence happiness)
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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
足
- 不足 bù zú ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ bat1 zuk1 insufficient
- 充足 chōng zú ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ cung1 zuk1 adequate
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 富足 fù zú ㄈㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ fu3 zuk1 rich
- 满足 滿足 mǎn zú ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄨˊ mun5 zuk1 to satisfy
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- 立足 lì zú ㄌㄧˋ ㄗㄨˊ laap6 zuk1 to stand
- 足以 zú yǐ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧˇ zuk1 ji5 sufficient to...
- 足够 足夠 zú gòu ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄡˋ zuk1 gau3 enough; sufficient
- 足球 zú qiú ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zuk1 kau4 soccer; football
- 足迹 足跡 zú jì ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ zuk1 zik1 footprint
- 长足 長足 cháng zú ㄔㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ coeng4 zuk1 remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
- 微不足道 wēi bù zú dào ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ mei4 bat1 zuk1 dou6 negligible; insignificant
- 无足轻重 無足輕重 wú zú qīng zhòng ㄨˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ mou4 zuk1 hing1 cung5 insignificant
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú ㄇㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ mei5 zung1 bat1 zuk1 everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
- 足智多谋 足智多謀 zú zhì duō móu ㄗㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄡˊ zuk1 zi3 do1 mau4 resourceful
- 世足 Shì zú ㄕˋ ㄗㄨˊ sai3 zuk1 World Cup (soccer) (Tw)
- 国足 國足 guó zú ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄨˊ gwok3 zuk1 national soccer team
- 大足 Dà zú ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨˊ daai6 zuk1 see 大足区
- 失足 shī zú ㄕ ㄗㄨˊ sat1 zuk1 to lose one's footing
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
- 兵精粮足 兵精糧足 bīng jīng liáng zú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ bing1 zing1 loeng4 zuk1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
- 不足挂齿 不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄔˇ bat1 zuk1 gwaa3 ci2 not worth mentioning (idiom)
- 不足为怪 不足為怪 bù zú wéi guài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ bat1 zuk1 wai4 gwaai3 not at all surprising (idiom)
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- 不足为奇 不足為奇 bù zú wéi qí ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ bat1 zuk1 wai4 kei4 not at all surprising (idiom)
- 捶胸顿足 捶胸頓足 chuí xiōng dùn zú ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄨˊ ceoi4 hung1 deon6 zuk1 (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)
- 抵足而眠 dǐ zú ér mián ㄉㄧˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ dai2 zuk1 ji4 min4 lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
- 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí ㄈㄥ ㄧ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˊ fung1 ji1 zuk1 sik6 having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 家给人足 家給人足 jiā jǐ rén zú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ gaa1 kap1 jan4 zuk1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off
Example sentences
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知足常乐 知足常樂 。
Happy is the man who is contented.
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知足 者 常 乐 樂 。
Those who count their blessings experience more joy.
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谁 誰 都 知道 知足常乐 知足常樂 。
Everybody knows that happiness is in contentment.
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