Word: 知 (zhī)

下河才知水深浅

xià hé cái zhī shuǐ shēnqiǎn

only when you go into the river do you learn how deep it is

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.

你知不知道思念的滋味？

Nǐ zhī bù zhīdào sīniàn de zīwèi?

Do you know the taste of thought?

你知不知道那是什么？

Nǐ zhī bù zhīdào nà shì shénme?

Do you even know what that is?

你确知你还从未遇见过她？

Nǐ què zhī nǐ hái cóngwèi yùjiànguo tā?

You're certain that you've never met her before?

全知是不可能的。

Quán zhī shì bù kěnéng de.

It's not possible to know everything.

口含黄柏皮,有苦自己知

kǒu hán huángbò pí,yǒu kǔ zìjǐ zhī

holding phellodendron bark in the mouth: only you know the bitterness

哑巴吃黄连,有苦自己知

yǎbachīhuánglián,yǒu kǔ zìjǐ zhī

a mute eating bitter goldthread: only they know the bitterness

喝了白露水的知了，叫不了几天

hēle bái lùshuǐ de zhīliǎo, jiào bù liǎo jǐtiān

a cicada that has drunk the White Dew water: can't chirp for many more days

她问我知不知道他的地址。

Tā wèn wǒ zhī bù zhīdào tā de dìzhǐ.

She asked me if I knew his address.

屋漏在上，知之在下

wūlòu zài shàng, zhī zhī zài xià

the roof leaks above, those below know it

应知读书难，在于点滴勤

yīng zhī dúshū nán, zàiyú diǎndī qín

know that study is hard; it lies in diligence drop by drop

当家才知柴米价，养儿方晓父母恩

dāngjiā cái zhī cháimǐ jià, yǎngr fāng xiǎo fùmǔ ēn

only running the household do you learn the price of firewood and rice; only raising a child do you know parents' kindness

明镜所以照形，古事所以知今

míngjìng suǒyǐ zhào xíng, gǔ shì suǒyǐ zhī jīn

a bright mirror is for reflecting your form; ancient events are for understanding the present

有病自己知

yǒu bìng zìjǐ zhī

the sick person knows their own illness

清水淘白米,你知我见

qīngshuǐ táo báimǐ,nǐ zhī wǒ jiàn

rinsing white rice in clear water: you know, I see

知人难，知己更难

zhī rén nán, zhījǐ gèng nán

knowing others is hard, knowing yourself is harder

知夫莫如妻

zhī fū mòrú qī

no one knows a husband like his wife

知子莫若父，知女莫若母

zhīzǐmòruòfù, zhī nǚ mò ruò mǔ

none knows a son like his father, none knows a daughter like her mother

知错改错不算错

zhī cuò gǎicuò búsuàn cuò

knowing a mistake and correcting it is not a mistake

秀才拉到香炉里，知理不讲理

xiùcai lā dào xiānglú lǐ, zhī lǐ bù jiǎnglǐ

a scholar relieving himself in the incense burner: knows what's right yet isn't reasonable

称一称知轻重，量一量知短长

chēng yì chēng zhī qīngzhòng, liáng yì liáng zhī duǎncháng

Weigh it and you know heavy from light; measure it and you know short from long

穷媳妇知米贵

qióng xífù zhī mǐ guì

a poor daughter-in-law knows how dear rice is

背人偷酒吃，冷暖自己知

bèi rén tōu jiǔ chī, lěngnuǎn zìjǐ zhī

sneaking off to drink stolen wine: only you know whether it's cold or warm

腊月里卖镰刀,知冬不知夏

làyuè li mài liándāo,zhī dōng bùzhī xià

Selling sickles in the twelfth month: knows winter, not summer

落地的知了，哑了

luòdì de zhīliǎo, yǎle

A cicada fallen to the ground: gone silent

行家伸伸手，便知有没有

hángjia shēn shēnshǒu, biàn zhī yǒuméiyǒu

when an expert reaches out a hand, they know whether it's there or not

要知山下路,须问过来人

yào zhī shānxià lù,xū wèn guòlái rén

to know the road below the mountain, ask someone who has come that way

问人而知，并非过错。

Wèn rén ér zhī, bìngfēi guòcuò.

There is nothing wrong with knowledge obtained by asking.