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先知
xiānzhī
1. prophet
Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown

先
xiān
first, former, previous
HSK 1 6 丶
知
zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (4)

先知先觉
xiānzhīxiānjué
foresight
大先知书
Dàxiānzhīshū
the biblical books of the prophets
未卜先知
wèibǔxiānzhī
predictable
春江水暖鸭先知
chūnjiāngshuǐnuǎnyāxiānzhī
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)

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