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认识
認識
rènshi
1. to know
2. to recognize
3. to be familiar with
4. to get acquainted with sb
5. knowledge
6. understanding
7. awareness
8. cognition
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown

认
rèn
to know, to recognize, to understand
HSK 1 4 丶
识
shí
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (5)

认识论
rènshilùn
epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
感性认识
gǎnxìngrènshi
perceptual awareness
理性认识
lǐxìngrènshi
cognition
认识不能
rènshibùnéng
agnosia
道德认识
dàodérènshi
moral cognition

Example Sentences (10)

听说你有女朋友了？我认识她吗？
Tīngshuō nǐ yǒu nǚ péngyǒu le? Wǒ rènshi tā ma?
I heard you have a girlfriend? Do I know her?
Text 3
你和李小姐什么时候认识的？
Nǐ hé Lǐ xiǎojiě shénme shíhou rènshi de?
When did you and Miss Li meet?
Text 1
前边说话的那个人就是我的汉语老师。你可能不认识她。
Qiánbian shuōhuà de nà ge rén jiù shì wǒ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī. Nǐ kěnéng bú rènshi tā.
The person speaking in front is my Chinese teacher. You might not know her.
Text 4
很高兴认识您！李小姐。
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nín!Lǐ xiǎojiě.
Nice to meet you! Ms. Li.
Text 3
认识您我也很高兴！
Rènshi nín wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng!
I'm also very happy to meet you!
Text 3
你是在开玩笑吧？你们不是才认识一个月？
Nǐ shì zài kāi wánxiào ba? Nǐmen bú shì cái rènshi yí gè yuè?
Are you kidding? Didn't you just meet a month ago?
Text 2
我们是2011年9月认识的。
Wǒmen shì 2011 nián 9 yuè rènshi de.
We met in September 2011.
Text 1
你认识谢先生吗？
Nǐ rènshi Xiè xiānsheng ma?
Do you know Mr. Xie?
Text 4
虽然我们认识的时间不长，但我从来没这么快乐过。
Suīrán wǒmen rènshi de shíjiān bù cháng, dàn wǒ cónglái méi zhème kuàilè guò.
Although we haven't known each other for long, I've never been this happy before.
Text 2
那你们俩是怎么认识的？
Nà nǐmen liǎ shì zěnme rènshi de?
So how did you two meet?
Text 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
487 of 84,292