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知识 — meaning in English

zhī shi

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English meaning

  • awareness noun Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
  • cerebral adj Relating to the brain.
  • cognizance noun Knowledge or awareness of something, especially official or conscious awareness of it.
  • intellectual adj Relating to the ability to think and reason, rather than to emotions or physical skill.
  • knowledge noun Information, understanding, or awareness gained through experience, study, or being told.
  • learning noun The process of gaining knowledge or skill.
  • literacy noun The ability to read and write.
  • prudence noun Careful, sensible judgment, especially about practical matters and future risks.

Senses

知识 is used for these senses in English:

  • cerebral Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.
  • intellectual Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive.
  • knowledge The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. [from 14th c.]
  • learning (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
  • literacy (by extension) The ability to understand and evaluate something.
  • prudence (uncountable) The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; (countable, archaic) an instance of this.

cerebral — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the brain.
  2. adj Appealing to the intellect rather than to emotion; thoughtful and analytical.

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