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知晓

知曉
zhīxiǎo
verb #7,929

Meanings

  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to be aware of
  3. 3 to understand

Characters

知
zhī
to know; knowledge
晓
xiǎo
dawn; to know; to understand
Both characters mean 'to know' — a reinforcing compound for a more literary register.

Examples

此事无人知晓。
Cǐ shì wú rén zhīxiǎo.
No one knows about this matter.
他对这件事的内情知晓甚多。
Tā duì zhè jiàn shì de nèiqíng zhīxiǎo shèn duō.
He knows a great deal about the inside story of this matter.
很少有人知晓这个秘密。
Hěn shǎo yǒu rén zhīxiǎo zhège mìmì.
Very few people know this secret.

Tips

register
知晓 is a formal/literary synonym of 知道 (zhīdào). Use 知道 in everyday speech and 知晓 in writing, news reports, or formal contexts.

Stroke Order

知 zhī
晓 xiǎo