Word: 知道 (zhīdào)

不做不知道。

Bú zuò bù zhīdào.

You'll never know unless you try.

不去做就不知道。

Bú qù zuò jiù bù zhīdào.

You'll never know unless you try.

不撞南墙不知道墙硬，不尝酸梨不知道梨酸

bú zhuàng Nán qiáng bù zhīdào qiáng yìng, bù cháng suān lí bù zhīdào lí suān

until you hit the south wall you don't know it's hard; until you taste a sour pear you don't know it's sour

不比不知道，一比吓一跳

bù bǐ bù zhīdào, yì bǐ xiàyítiào

without comparing you don't know; once you compare, you get a fright

不生孩子，不知道腰酸肚子疼

bù shēng háizi, bù zhīdào yāosuān dǔzi téng

if you haven't given birth, you don't know the aching back and sore belly

不知道为什么没有人告诉过我。

Bù zhīdào wèishénme méiyǒu rén gàosuguo wǒ.

I wonder why nobody told me.

不知道他什么时候回来。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou huílai.

I don't know when he will come back.

不知道他什么时候才回来。

Bù zhīdào tā shénme shíhou cái huílai.

I don't know when he'll come back.

不知道别的星球上有没有生物呢？

Bù zhīdào biéde xīngqiú shàng yǒuméiyǒu shēngwù ne?

I wonder if life exists on other planets.

不知道她为什么这么担心呢。

Bù zhīdào tā wèishénme zhème dānxīn ne.

I wonder why she is so worried.

不知道她应该怎么处理那个问题。

Bù zhīdào tā yīnggāi zěnme chǔlǐ nàge wèntí.

I don't know how she should deal with that issue.

不知道怎么走，就问路吧。

Bù zhīdào zěnme zǒu, jiù wènlù ba.

If you don't know the way, just ask for directions.

不知道明天天气会怎么样呢？

Bù zhīdào míngtiān tiānqì huì zěnmeyàng ne?

I wonder what the weather will be tomorrow.

不知道是谁发明的呢？

Bù zhīdào shì shéi fāmíng de ne?

I wonder who invented it.

不知道是那间？

Bù zhīdào shì nà jiān?

Don't you know what that is?

不要以为我什么都不知道。

Búyào yǐwéi wǒ shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

Don't think I don't know anything!

世间没个早知道

shìjiān méi ge zǎo zhīdao

in this world there's no knowing early

五小于八，这个你应该知道。

Wǔ xiǎoyú bā, zhège nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào.

Five is less than eight; you should know that.

五小于八，这个你知道吧？

Wǔ xiǎoyú bā, zhège nǐ zhīdào ba?

Five is less than eight, you know that, right?

人不知道未来可能发生什么事。

Rén bù zhīdào wèilái kěnéng fāshēng shénme shì.

Nobody knows what will happen in the future.

人人都知道他对那狗的感情。

Rénrén dōu zhīdào tā duì nà gǒu de gǎnqíng.

Everyone knows of his affection for that dog.

人的肠很长，你知道吗？

Rén de cháng hěn cháng, nǐ zhīdào ma?

Human intestines are very long, did you know that?

人知道的越多，懂的就越少。

Rén zhīdào de yuè duō, dǒng de jiù yuè shǎo.

The more you know, the less you understand.

他一点都不知道美国的民主。

Tā yìdiǎn dōu bù zhīdào Měiguó de mínzhǔ.

He doesn't have any knowledge about American democracy.

他不想让同学知道乳名。

Tā bùxiǎng ràng tóngxué zhīdào rǔmíng.

He doesn't want his classmates to know his baby name.

他不知道下一步要做什么。

Tā bù zhīdào xià yíbù yào zuò shénme.

He didn't know what to do next.

他不知道他在说什么。

Tā bù zhīdào tā zài shuō shénme.

He doesn't know what he's talking about.

他不知道怎么回答。

Tā bù zhīdào zěnme huídá.

He was at a loss for an answer.

他不知道自己需要带眼镜。

Tā bù zhīdào zìjǐ xūyào dài yǎnjìng.

He didn't know he needed glasses.

他不知道该上哪儿去。

Tā bù zhīdào gāi shàng nǎr qù.

He did not know where to go.

他不知道说什么好。

Tā bù zhīdào shuō shénme hǎo.

He did not know what to say.

他不知道谁捅了他。

Tā bù zhīdào shéi tǒngle tā.

He doesn't know who stabbed him.

他不知道这些东西的归属。

Tā bù zhīdào zhèxiē dōngxi de guīshǔ.

He's unaware of who possesses them.

他什么都不知道。

Tā shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

He knows nothing.

他以为什么都知道。

Tā yǐ wèishénme dōu zhīdào.

He thinks he knows everything.

他们一定要知道这件事。

Tāmen yídìng yào zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.

They must know this.

他们不知道先做什么。

Tāmen bù zhīdào xiān zuò shénme.

They didn't know what to do first.

他们不知道我是日本人。

Tāmen bù zhīdào wǒ shì Rìběn rén.

They don't know that I'm Japanese.

他们不知道正在发生什么。

Tāmen bù zhīdào zhèngzài fāshēng shénme.

They have no idea what's going on.

他们不需要知道。

Tāmen bù xūyào zhīdào.

They don't have to know.

他们什么都不知道。

Tāmen shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

They know nothing.

他们会让我们知道发生了什么。

Tāmen huì ràng wǒmen zhīdào fāshēngle shénme.

They'll let us know what happens.

他们想知道什么？

Tāmen xiǎng zhīdào shénme?

What do they want to know?

他们所知道的事实只有三分之一是正确的。

Tāmen suǒ zhīdào de shìshí zhǐyǒu sānfēnzhīyī shì zhèngquè de.

Of the facts they know, only one third are correct.

他们甚至不知道为什么。

Tāmen shènzhì bù zhīdào wèishénme.

They don't even know why.

他们知不知道都没关系。

Tāmen zhī bù zhīdào dōu méiguānxi.

It doesn't matter if they know or not.

他们知道什么呢？

Tāmen zhīdào shénme ne?

What do they know?

他们知道发生了什么。

Tāmen zhīdào fāshēngle shénme.

They know what happened.

他们知道吗？

Tāmen zhīdào ma?

Do they know?

他们都知道。

Tāmen dōu zhīdào.

They all knew.

他似乎什么都知道。

Tā sìhū shénme dōu zhīdào.

It seems to have that he knows everything.

他似乎知道真相。

Tā sìhū zhīdào zhēnxiàng.

It seems that he knows the truth.

他何时回国，没人知道。

Tā héshí huíguó, méi rén zhīdào.

Nobody knows when he will return to China.

他回答说他不知道。

Tā huídá shuō tā bù zhīdào.

He replied that he did not know.

他好像知道这个秘密。

Tā hǎoxiàng zhīdào zhège mìmì.

It seems like he knows the secret.

他很可能知道我喜欢他。

Tā hěn kěnéng zhīdào wǒ xǐhuan tā.

He probably knows I like him.

他很快就知道了。

Tā hěn kuài jiù zhīdàole.

It was not long before he knew it.

他急切地想知道考试成绩。

Tā jíqiè de xiǎng zhīdào kǎoshì chéngjì.

He is eager to find out his exam results.

他愁了一晚上，不知道怎么还钱。

Tā chóule yì wǎnshang, bù zhīdào zěnme huán qián.

He worried all night about how to pay the money back.

他早就知道自己不会赢。

Tā zǎojiù zhīdào zìjǐ búhuì yíng.

He knew he could not win.

他消息很灵通，什么事都知道。

Tā xiāoxi hěn língtōng, shénme shì dōu zhīdào.

He is very well informed and knows about everything.

他知道他们是谁。

Tā zhīdào tāmen shì shéi.

He knows who they are.

他知道如何做收音机。

Tā zhīdào rúhé zuò shōuyīnjī.

He knows how to make a radio.

他知道如何去吸引他的听众。

Tā zhīdào rúhé qù xīyǐn tā de tīngzhòng.

He knows how to captivate his audience.

他知道很多外国事务。

Tā zhīdào hěn duō wàiguó shìwù.

He knows a lot about foreign affairs.

他知道怎么玩棒球。

Tā zhīdào zěnme wán bàngqiú.

He knows how to play baseball.

他知道我们在哪儿。

Tā zhīdào wǒmen zài nǎr.

He knows where we are.

他知道自己的车在哪里。

Tā zhīdào zìjǐ de chē zài nǎlǐ.

He knew where his car was.

他知道这个秘密。

Tā zhīdào zhège mìmì.

He knows the secret.

他说得好像知道这个秘密一样。

Tā shuō de hǎoxiàng zhīdào zhège mìmì yíyàng.

He talks as if he knew the secret.

任何人知道这是什么？

Rènhé rén zhīdào zhè shì shénme?

Does anyone know what this is?

伸嘴舔月亮，不知道自己的舌头长短

shēn zuǐ tiǎn yuèliang, bù zhīdào zìjǐ de shétou chángduǎn

sticking out one's mouth to lick the moon: not knowing how long one's tongue is

你一直都知道，却什么都没做。

Nǐ yìzhí dōu zhīdào, què shénme dōu méi zuò.

You knew all this time, but you did nothing.

你不想知道为什么吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng zhīdào wèishénme ma?

Don't you want to know why?

你不想知道原因吗？

Nǐ bùxiǎng zhīdào yuányīn ma?

Don't you want to know the reason?

你不知道吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào ma?

Don't you know?

你不知道怎么做，不是吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zěnme zuò, bú shì ma?

You don't know how to do that, do you?

你不知道我多么爱你。

Nǐ bù zhīdào wǒ duōme ài nǐ.

You don't know how much I love you.

你不知道我有多担心啊。

Nǐ bù zhīdào wǒ yǒu duō dānxīn a.

You don't know how worried I am.

你不知道昨天发生了什么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēngle shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道昨天发生什么事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zuótiān fāshēng shénme shì ma?

Don't you know what happened yesterday?

你不知道这是什么？

Nǐ bù zhīdào zhè shì shénme?

You don't know what that is?

你不知道那件事吗？

Nǐ bù zhīdào nà jiàn shì ma?

Don't you know that?

你为什么会知道？

Nǐ wèishénme huì zhīdào?

How did you come to know this?

你之前知道那个吗？

Nǐ zhīqián zhīdào nàge ma?

Did you know that before?

你亲身试过才知道好不好。

Nǐ qīnshēn shìguo cái zhīdào hǎobùhǎo.

You only know if it's good after trying it yourself.

你什么都知道，对吗？

Nǐ shénme dōu zhīdào, duì ma?

You know everything, right?

你们知道他住在哪里么？

Nǐmen zhīdào tā zhù zài nǎlǐ me?

Do you know where he lives?

你做的事我都知道。

Nǐ zuò de shì wǒ dōu zhīdào.

I know everything that you've done.

你全都知道，对吗？

Nǐ quándōu zhīdào, duì ma?

You know everything, right?

你可知道那是你的责任。

Nǐ kě zhīdào nà shì nǐ de zérèn.

You know that that's your duty.

你够大了知道不要那样做。

Nǐ gòu dàle zhīdào búyào nàyàng zuò.

You are old enough to know better than to act like that.

你已经知道了，不是吗？

Nǐ yǐjīng zhīdàole, bú shì ma?

You knew about this already, didn't you?

你应当知道要读什么。

Nǐ yīngdāng zhīdào yào dú shénme.

You should know what to read.

你应该知道不要问小姐的年龄。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào búyào wèn xiǎojie de niánlíng.

You should know better than to ask a lady her age.

你应该知道要为考试作准备。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào yào wèi kǎoshì zuò zhǔnbèi.

You should have known better than to take an examination without preparing for it.

你应该知道这是不可能的。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào zhè shì bù kěnéng de.

You should know that's impossible.

你应该知道那是不可能的吧。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào nà shì bù kěnéng de ba.

You know that isn't possible, don't you?

你怎么会不知道？

Nǐ zěnme huì bù zhīdào?

How come you don't know this?

你怎么全都知道？

Nǐ zěnme quándōu zhīdào?

How did you know all that?