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Summary: Learn how to write "know" in Chinese characters for the poem "Seeking the Hermit But No Meeting" with expert Chinese language tips in this free online Chinese characters video clip.

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Esther-Xiaohua Liu Esther-Xiaohua Liu is currently a graduate student and teaching assistant with a major in Chinese Literature and Languages at The University of Massachusetts,... read more

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How to Write "Know" in Chinese

This word is zhi. Zhi. Zhi. The first tone. "Zhi" means "to know." To know. And also two parts for this word. The part on left is this one, and the part on right is this. Actually, this part is also another Chinese word. Kou. It read as "kou." "Kou" means "the mouth." Mouth. So if we say, "bu" - remember this word is no. Bu zhi. It means "don't know." Don't know. So in Chinese, actually, can either say, "bu zhi" or "bu zhi dao." They all means "don't know." If you say, "Wo bu zhi," that means "I don't know." Wo bu zhi. I don't know.

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