pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
识 
識 
shi2 
 
 
to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr.  
识 
識 
zhi4 
 
 
to record; to write a footnote 
 
strokes 
19 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
12 
 
碍口识羞 
礙口識羞 
ai4 kou3 shi2 xiu1 
 
 
tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom) 
辨识 
辨識 
bian4 shi2 
 
 
identification; to identify; to recognize 
标识 
標識 
biao1 zhi4 
 
 
variant of 標誌|标志 
博识 
博識 
bo2 shi2 
 
 
knowledgeable; erudite; erudition; proficient 
博识多通 
博識多通 
bo2 shi2 duo1 tong1 
 
 
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom) 
博识洽闻 
博識洽聞 
bo2 shi2 qia4 wen2 
 
 
knowledgeable; erudite (idiom) 
博闻多识 
博聞多識 
bo2 wen2 duo1 shi2 
 
 
learned and erudite; knowledgeable and experienced 
博闻强识 
博聞強識 
bo2 wen2 qiang2 shi2 
 
 
erudite; widely read and knowledgeable 
不打不成相识 
不打不成相識 
bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 xiang1 shi2 
 
 
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship 
不打不相识 
不打不相識 
bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2 
 
 
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship; no discord, no concord 
不怕不识货,就怕货比货 
不怕不識貨,就怕貨比貨 
bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 - jiu4 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4 
 
 
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison 
不怕不识货,只怕货比货 
不怕不識貨,只怕貨比貨 
bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 - zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4 
 
 
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison 
不识大体 
不識大體 
bu4 shi2 da4 ti3 
 
 
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom); to fail to grasp the big picture 
不识高低 
不識高低 
bu4 shi2 gao1 di1 
 
 
can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what 
不识好歹 
不識好歹 
bu4 shi2 hao3 dai3 
 
 
unable to tell good from bad (idiom); undiscriminating 
不识时变 
不識時變 
bu4 shi2 shi2 bian4 
 
 
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason 
不识时务 
不識時務 
bu4 shi2 shi2 wu4 
 
 
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not amenable to reason 
不识抬举 
不識抬舉 
bu4 shi2 tai2 ju3 
 
 
fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors 
不识泰山 
不識泰山 
bu4 shi2 tai4 shan1 
 
 
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person 
不识一丁 
不識一丁 
bu4 shi2 yi1 ding1 
 
 
total illiterate; unable to read the simplest characters 
不识字 
不識字 
bu4 shi2 zi4 
 
 
illiterate 
不识庐山真面目 
不識廬山真面目 
bu4 shi4 lu2 shan1 zhen1 mian4 mu4 
 
 
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain; fig. can't see the forest for the trees 
才识 
才識 
cai2 shi2 
 
 
ability and insight 
才识过人 
才識過人 
cai2 shi2 guo4 ren2 
 
 
an outstanding talent (idiom); surpassing insight and acumen 
常识 
常識 
chang2 shi2 
 
 
common sense; general knowledge 
超前意识 
超前意識 
chao1 qian2 yi4 shi2 
 
 
foresight 
胆识 
膽識 
dan3 shi2 
 
 
courage and insight 
道德认识 
道德認識 
dao4 de2 ren4 shi5 
 
 
moral cognition; ethical awareness 
反知识 
反知識 
fan3 zhi1 shi5 
 
 
anti-intellectual 
感性认识 
感性認識 
gan3 xing4 ren4 shi5 
 
 
perceptual awareness 
共识 
共識 
gong4 shi2 
 
 
common understanding; consensus 
狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心 
狗咬呂洞賓,不識好人心 
gou3 yao3 lv3 dong4 bin1 - bu4 shi2 hao3 ren2 xin1 
 
 
a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom); to ill reward a person's kindness 
构词法意识 
構詞法意識 
gou4 ci2 fa3 yi4 shi2 
 
 
morphological awareness 
光学字符识别 
光學字符識別 
guang1 xue2 zi4 fu2 shi2 bie2 
 
 
optical character recognition, OCR 
技术知识 
技術知識 
ji4 shu4 zhi1 shi5 
 
 
technical knowledge 
见多识广 
見多識廣 
jian4 duo1 shi2 guang3 
 
 
experienced and knowledgeable (idiom) 
鉴识 
鑑識 
jian4 shi2 
 
 
to identify; to detect 
见识 
見識 
jian4 shi5 
 
 
knowledge and experience; to increase one's knowledge 
见识浅 
見識淺 
jian4 shi5 qian3 
 
 
short-sighted 
结识 
結識 
jie2 shi2 
 
 
to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time 
九二共识 
九二共識 
jiu3 er4 gong4 shi2 
 
 
1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China 
旧识 
舊識 
jiu4 shi2 
 
 
former acquaintance; old friend 
句法意识 
句法意識 
ju4 fa3 yi4 shi2 
 
 
syntactic awareness 
科学知识 
科學知識 
ke1 xue2 zhi1 shi5 
 
 
scientific knowledge 
老马识途 
老馬識途 
lao3 ma3 shi2 tu2 
 
 
an old horse knows the way (idiom); an experienced worker knows what to do; an old hand knows the ropes 
冷知识 
冷知識 
leng3 zhi1 shi5 
 
 
trivia 
理性认识 
理性認識 
li3 xing4 ren4 shi5 
 
 
cognition; rational knowledge 
理性知识 
理性知識 
li3 xing4 zhi1 shi5 
 
 
rational knowledge 
略识之无 
略識之無 
lve4 shi2 zhi1 wu2 
 
 
semi-literate; only knows words of one syllable; lit. to know only 之 and 無|无 
名重识暗 
名重識暗 
ming2 zhong4 shi2 an4 
 
 
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) 
目不识丁 
目不識丁 
mu4 bu4 shi2 ding1 
 
 
lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate 
潜意识 
潛意識 
qian2 yi4 shi2 
 
 
unconscious mind; subconscious mind; subconsciousness 
前意识 
前意識 
qian2 yi4 shi2 
 
 
preconscious; preconsciousness 
认识 
認識 
ren4 shi5 
 
 
to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition 
认识不能 
認識不能 
ren4 shi5 bu4 neng2 
 
 
agnosia 
认识论 
認識論 
ren4 shi5 lun4 
 
 
epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) 
赏识 
賞識 
shang3 shi2 
 
 
to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth; appreciation 
射频识别 
射頻識別 
she4 pin2 shi2 bie2 
 
 
radio-frequency identification (RFID) 
身份识别卡 
身份識別卡 
shen1 fen4 shi2 bie2 ka3 
 
 
identification card; ID card 
识别 
識別 
shi2 bie2 
 
 
to distinguish; to discern 
识别号 
識別號 
shi2 bie2 hao4 
 
 
identifier 
识别码 
識別碼 
shi2 bie2 ma3 
 
 
identifier 
识才 
識才 
shi2 cai2 
 
 
to recognize talent 
识才尊贤 
識才尊賢 
shi2 cai2 zun1 xian2 
 
 
to recognize talent and have great respect for it 
识得 
識得 
shi2 de5 
 
 
to know 
识度 
識度 
shi2 du4 
 
 
knowledge and experience 
识多才广 
識多才廣 
shi2 duo1 cai2 guang3 
 
 
knowledgeable and versatile 
识货 
識貨 
shi2 huo4 
 
 
to know what's what 
识见 
識見 
shi2 jian4 
 
 
knowledge and experience 
识荆 
識荊 
shi2 jing1 
 
 
It is a great honor to meet you. 
识荆恨晚 
識荊恨晚 
shi2 jing1 hen4 wan3 
 
 
It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner 
识力 
識力 
shi2 li4 
 
 
discernment; the ability to judge well 
识破 
識破 
shi2 po4 
 
 
to penetrate; to see through 
识破机关 
識破機關 
shi2 po4 ji1 guan1 
 
 
to see through a trick 
识趣 
識趣 
shi2 qu4 
 
 
tactful; discreet 
识时达务 
識時達務 
shi2 shi2 da2 wu4 
 
 
understanding; to know what's up 
识时通变 
識時通變 
shi2 shi2 tong1 bian4 
 
 
understanding and adaptable 
识时务 
識時務 
shi2 shi2 wu4 
 
 
to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances 
识时务者为俊杰 
識時務者為俊傑 
shi2 shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei4 jun4 jie2 
 
 
Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. 
识数 
識數 
shi2 shu4 
 
 
to know how to count and do sums; numerate; numeracy 
识途老马 
識途老馬 
shi2 tu2 lao3 ma3 
 
 
lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom); fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague 
识微见几 
識微見幾 
shi2 wei1 jian4 ji3 
 
 
lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom) 
识文断字 
識文斷字 
shi2 wen2 duan4 zi4 
 
 
literate; a cultured person 
识相 
識相 
shi2 xiang4 
 
 
sensitive; tactful 
识羞 
識羞 
shi2 xiu1 
 
 
to know shame; to feel shame (often with a negative, shameless) 
识字 
識字 
shi2 zi4 
 
 
to learn to read 
识字率 
識字率 
shi2 zi4 lv4 
 
 
literacy rate 
世界知识产权组织 
世界知識產權組織 
shi4 jie4 zhi1 shi2 chan3 quan2 zu3 zhi1 
 
 
World Intellectual Property Organization 
手写识别 
手寫識別 
shou3 xie3 shi2 bie2 
 
 
handwriting recognition 
熟识 
熟識 
shu2 shi5 
 
 
to be well acquainted with; to know well 
数据链路连接标识 
數據鏈路連接標識 
shu4 ju4 lian4 lu4 lian2 jie1 biao1 zhi4 
 
 
data link connection identifier (DLCI) 
思想意识 
思想意識 
si1 xiang3 yi4 shi2 
 
 
consciousness 
似曾相识 
似曾相識 
si4 ceng2 xiang1 shi2 
 
 
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted 
素不相识 
素不相識 
su4 bu4 xiang1 shi2 
 
 
to be total strangers (idiom) 
通识 
通識 
tong1 shi2 
 
 
general knowledge; overall knowledge; common knowledge; widely known; erudition 
通识教育 
通識教育 
tong1 shi2 jiao4 yu4 
 
 
general education 
通识课程 
通識課程 
tong1 shi2 ke4 cheng2 
 
 
general course; general education course; core course; general curriculum; general education curriculum; core curriculum 
通识培训 
通識培訓 
tong1 shi2 pei2 xun4 
 
 
general culture 
唯识宗 
唯識宗 
wei2 shi2 zong1 
 
 
Yogācāra school of Buddhism; Consciousness-only school of Buddhism 
无意识 
無意識 
wu2 yi4 shi2 
 
 
unconscious; involuntary 
下意识 
下意識 
xia4 yi4 shi2 
 
 
subconscious mind 
相识 
相識 
xiang1 shi2 
 
 
to get to know each other; acquaintance 
学识 
學識 
xue2 shi2 
 
 
erudition; scholarly knowledge 
一般见识 
一般見識 
yi1 ban1 jian4 shi5 
 
 
to lower oneself to sb's level; to argue with sb less well-informed 
一丁不识 
一丁不識 
yi1 ding1 bu4 shi2 
 
 
illiterate; ignorant 
一字不识 
一字不識 
yi1 zi4 bu4 shi2 
 
 
totally illiterate 
意识 
意識 
yi4 shi2 
 
 
consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize 
意识流 
意識流 
yi4 shi2 liu2 
 
 
stream of consciousness (in literature) 
意识型态 
意識型態 
yi4 shi2 xing2 tai4 
 
 
variant of 意識形態|意识形态 
意识形态 
意識形態 
yi4 shi2 xing2 tai4 
 
 
ideology 
有识之士 
有識之士 
you3 shi2 zhi1 shi4 
 
 
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) 
有眼不识泰山 
有眼不識泰山 
you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 tai4 shan1 
 
 
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent; to be blind to the fact 
有意识 
有意識 
you3 yi4 shi2 
 
 
conscious 
语音识别 
語音識別 
yu3 yin1 shi2 bie2 
 
 
speech recognition 
语音意识 
語音意識 
yu3 yin1 yi4 shi2 
 
 
phonetic awareness 
预备知识 
預備知識 
yu4 bei4 zhi1 shi5 
 
 
background knowledge; prerequisite 
渊识 
淵識 
yuan1 shi2 
 
 
erudite and sophisticated 
元语言学意识 
元語言學意識 
yuan2 yu3 yan2 xue2 yi4 shi2 
 
 
metalinguistic awareness 
远见卓识 
遠見卓識 
yuan3 jian4 zhuo2 shi2 
 
 
visionary and sagacious (idiom) 
远识 
遠識 
yuan3 shi2 
 
 
foresight 
长见识 
長見識 
zhang3 jian4 shi5 
 
 
to gain knowledge and experience 
长知识 
長知識 
zhang3 zhi1 shi5 
 
 
to acquire knowledge 
知悭识俭 
知慳識儉 
zhi1 qian1 shi2 jian3 
 
 
to know how to be economical (idiom) 
知识论 
知識論 
zhi1 shi2 lun4 
 
 
epistemology 
知识 
知識 
zhi1 shi5 
 
 
knowledge; intellectual 
知识宝库 
知識寶庫 
zhi1 shi5 bao3 ku4 
 
 
treasure house of knowledge 
知识产权 
知識產權 
zhi1 shi5 chan3 quan2 
 
 
intellectual property rights (law) 
知识分子 
知識分子 
zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3 
 
 
intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person 
知识工程师 
知識工程師 
zhi1 shi5 gong1 cheng2 shi1 
 
 
knowledge worker 
知识界 
知識界 
zhi1 shi5 jie4 
 
 
intellectual circles; intelligentsia 
知识库 
知識庫 
zhi1 shi5 ku4 
 
 
knowledge base 
知识越多越反动 
知識越多越反動 
zhi1 shi5 yue4 duo1 yue4 fan3 dong4 
 
 
the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮) 
卓识 
卓識 
zhuo2 shi2 
 
 
superior judgment; sagacity 
自我意识 
自我意識 
zi4 wo3 yi4 shi2 
 
 
self-awareness