良知

liángzhī

noun #11,920

Meanings

1 conscience
2 innate sense of right and wrong

Characters

to know; knowledge

Examples

做人要有良知。

Zuòrén yào yǒu liángzhī.

One should have a conscience.

他的良知不允许他这样做。

Tā de liángzhī bù yǔnxǔ tā zhèyàng zuò.

His conscience wouldn't allow him to do that.

Tips

history

良知 is a key concept in Confucian philosophy, especially in Wang Yangming's philosophy of 致良知 (zhì liángzhī), meaning to extend one's innate moral knowledge.

Stroke Order

良 liáng

知 zhī