晓得

曉得

xiǎode

verb HSK 6 #3,646

Meanings

1 to know; to be aware of (colloquial/dialectal)

Characters

dawn; to know; to understand

to get; to obtain (structural particle)

To have the dawn of understanding — to know.

Examples

你晓得这件事吗？

Nǐ xiǎo de zhè jiàn shì ma?

Do you know about this?

我晓得他住在哪里。

Wǒ xiǎo de tā zhù zài nǎlǐ.

I know where he lives.

他不晓得该怎么办。

Tā bù xiǎo de gāi zěnme bàn.

He doesn't know what to do.

Tips

usage

晓得 is a colloquial/dialectal synonym for 知道. It's very common in southern Chinese dialects (Sichuan, Hunan, etc.) and in Taiwanese Mandarin. In standard Mandarin, 知道 is preferred.

Stroke Order

晓 xiǎo

得 dé