ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.know; recognize; understand
素不相识
never met
他一字不识。
He doesn't know a single character.
有眼不识泰山
have eyes but fail to see Mount Taishan
- 2
n.knowledge; insight
卓识
sagacity
有识之士
person of insight
常识
general or elementary knowledge
Words and phrases with 识
- 识时通变[word]comprehending and adaptable
- 识谱[word]read music
- 识别码[word]identification code
- 识别系统[word]recognition system
- 识相[word]be sensible
- 识字班[word]literacy class
- 识才尊贤[word]know and respect the talent
- 识力[word]discernment
- 识时务[word]gauge a situation
- 识文断字[idiom]able to read
- 识途老马[idiom]an old horse who knows the way; #$
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "shí", "识" means "know, recognize", such as 识字" and "见识"; when pronounced as "zhì", "识" is a classical Chinese word, and means "signs", now is still used in the words such as "款识".