Word: 识 (shí, zhì) Traditional: 識 识 dictionary entry shí to know; knowledge zhì to record; to write a footnote; to remember; mark Full dictionary entry for 识 Example sentences using 识 16 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 不怕不识字,就怕不识人 búpà bù shízì, jiù pà bù shí rén no fear of being unable to read, only of being unable to read people 俗眼不识神仙 súyǎn bù shí shénxiān common eyes do not recognise an immortal 哪个鱼儿不识水 nǎge yú ér bù shí shuǐ which fish doesn't know water 好汉识好汉,英雄识英雄 hǎohàn shí hǎohàn, yīngxióng shí yīngxióng a good man knows a good man; a hero knows a hero 孔子家儿不识骂,曾子家儿不识斗 Kǒngzǐ jiā ér bù shí mà,zēng zǐ jiā ér bù shí dòu Confucius's sons don't know how to curse; Zengzi's sons don't know how to fight 家住山边识鸟音 jiā zhù shān biān shí niǎoyīn living beside the mountain, you know the birds' calls 惺惺惜惺惺,好汉识好汉 xīngxīngxīxīngxīng, hǎohàn shí hǎohàn clever people cherish clever people; heroes recognise heroes 慧眼识英雄 huìyǎn shí yīngxióng A sharp eye recognises a hero 我不识路,你能带我去吗? Wǒ bù shí lù, nǐ néng dài wǒ qù ma? I don't know the way. Can you take me there? 烈火识真金,百炼才成钢 lièhuǒ shí zhēnjīn, bǎiliàn cái chéng gāng fierce fire reveals true gold; a hundred forgings make steel 用人容易识人难 yòngrén róngyì shí rén nán employing people is easy; knowing people is hard 老马识归途 lǎo mǎ shí guītú the old horse knows the way home 读书人识不尽字,种田人识不尽草 dúshūrén shí bújìn zì, zhòngtián rén shí bújìn cǎo scholars can't know all the characters, farmers can't know all the weeds 货卖给识家 huòmài gěi shí jiā sell goods to those who know 这孩子才四岁,就识两百个字了。 Zhè háizi cái sì suì, jiù shí liǎng bǎi gè zì le. This child is only four and already knows two hundred characters. 龙眼识珠,凤眼识宝,牛眼识青草 lóngyǎn shí zhū, fèngyǎn shí bǎo, niú yǎnshí qīngcǎo the dragon's eye knows pearls, the phoenix's eye knows treasure, the ox's eye knows green grass