Verbknow; realise; be aware of

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 知道.
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Practice writing 知道 (zhī dào) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

知道 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 知道 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 知道 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
zhī
dào
neutral
do not know
zǎo
jiù
zhī
dào
informalSpoken
have known for a long time
Verb + Complementwith不多
zhī
dào
duō
neutral
know not much
Verb + Objectwith答案
zhī
dào
àn
neutral
know the answer

Example Sentences with 知道

zhī
dào
de
míng
I know your name.
zhī
dào
zěn
me
huǒ
chē
zhàn
ma
Do you know how to get to the train station?
zhī
dào
jīn
tiān
yǒu
kǎo
shì
He doesn't know there is an exam today.
zhī
dào
míng
tiān
yào
xià
He knows it will rain tomorrow.
zhī
dào
zhè
ge
àn
shì
zhèng
què
de
I know this answer is correct.
zhī
dào
huan
fēi
She knows I like to drink coffee.
men
dōu
zhī
dào
xué
hàn
yào
duō
liàn
We all know that learning Chinese requires a lot of practice.
zhī
dào
bìng
qiě
de
de
shēng
I know and remember your birthday.