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恩知

ēnzhī
noun #23,689

Meanings

  1. 1 one who knows one's kindness / benefactor (archaic)
  2. 2 gratitude / awareness of a debt of grace

Examples

他是我的恩知，曾在最艰难时帮助过我。
Tā shì wǒ de ēnzhī, céng zài zuì jiānnán shí bāngzhù guò wǒ.
He is my benefactor — he helped me during my hardest times.
恩知难忘，此情此义铭记于心。
Ēnzhī nán wàng, cǐ qíng cǐ yì míngji yú xīn.
The kindness of a benefactor is hard to forget — this bond is engraved in the heart.

Tips

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恩知 is a literary or archaic term. In modern Chinese, 恩人 (benefactor) or 知遇之恩 (the grace of being recognized and supported) are more commonly used.

Stroke Order

恩 ēn
知 zhī