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know verb—知 v (often used) ()知道 v ()解 v ()识 v ()Examples:lit. not know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing—pretend not to know [idiom.]—The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).—review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)—If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible—Ladakh, the eastern part of Jammu and Kashmir in northwest India, adjacent Kashmir and Tibet, know as "Little Tibet"—know how to get on in the world—lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?—know your right shoe from your left (colloquial)—(get to know) the real situation—not know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)—in Qing times, refers Western technology, esp. military and naval know-how—know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information—lit. not know the true face of Lushan Mountain—at a loss know what to do (idiom); bewildered—lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. see only a small piece of the big picture—love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)—know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end—epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)—not know how to use things sparingly—live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off—know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")—one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature—lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? [idiom.]—understand sth. well and know how to use it—go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path [idiom.]—lit. reply "don't know" whatever the question [idiom.]—examine tiny clues to know general trends [idiom.]—know how to be economical [idiom.]— |