知晓

知曉

zhīxiǎo

verb #7,929

Meanings

Both characters mean 'to know' — a reinforcing compound for a more literary register.

此事无人知晓。

Cǐshì wúrén 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 shǎoyǒu rén zhīxiǎo zhège mìmì.

Very few people know this secret.

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.

知 zhī

晓 xiǎo