知道

zhī dào · zhi dao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. [zhīdao]

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2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)知(zhī)道(dào)她(tā)在(zài)哪(nǎ)儿(r)。

Nobody knows where she is.

Tatoeba: Chinese by 400S · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)来(lái)。

I don't know when he will come.

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