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认识認識 rènshi — to know, to be acquainted with (a person)

rènshi (fourth tone, falling)ren4shi5

Traditional: 認識

to know, to be acquainted with (a person)

HSK 1· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
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Meanings

  1. to know, to be acquainted with (a person)

    To have met someone and be able to recognise them. It is about acquaintance, not about knowing facts, which is 知道.

    verb

  2. to recognise, to be able to read (a character)

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 认認
    rèn (fourth tone, falling)

    to recognise, to identify; to admit, to acknowledge; to accept as inevitable

    4 strokes⿰讠人Radical 言
  • 识識
    shí (second tone, rising) zhì (fourth tone, falling)

    to know, to recognise; knowledge; (zhì) to record, an inscription

    7 strokes⿰讠只Radical 言

Example sentences

  • 我认识那个老师。我認識那個老師。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) rènshi (fourth tone, falling) nàge (fourth tone, falling) lǎoshī. (third tone, dipping)···

    I know that teacher.

  • 这个字我不认识。這個字我不認識。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) zì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) bú (second tone, rising) rènshi. (fourth tone, falling)···

    I can’t read this character.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite我认识汉语。

    Correct我会说汉语。

    认识 applies to people you have met and to individual characters you can read. A whole language is something you 会说 or 学习, not something you 认识.

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