所知

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ zhī

Meanings

  1. known
  2. what one knows
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所
suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
知
zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
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3–1 · suo3 zhi1

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noun

  1. (literary) what is known; what one knows; knowledge
  2. (literary) acquaintance (person with whom one is acquainted)

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