义项
对事情有所了解
To have a piece of information. It takes a fact or a whole clause as its object — 我知道他的名字, 你知道现在几点吗 — while knowing a person is 认识.
verb
字形拆解
例句
- 我知道他的名字。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zhīdào (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) míngzi. (second tone, rising)···
I know his name.
- 你知道现在几点吗?你知道現在幾點嗎?Nǐ (third tone, dipping) zhīdào (first tone, high and level) xiànzài (fourth tone, falling) jǐ (third tone, dipping) diǎn (third tone, dipping) ma? (neutral tone)···
Do you know what time it is?
常见错误
不太对我知道他,他是我的朋友。
正确我认识他,他是我的朋友。
知道 a person means you have heard of them; 认识 means you have actually met. A friend is someone you 认识.