🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

知识

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhī shi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Connaissance/kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"知识就是力量。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Information, understanding, and skills gained through education or experience.

    "Her knowledge of art history is extensive."
  2. 2

    An acquaintance or person whom one knows.

    "He met several old acquaintances at the reunion."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French conoissance, stemming from the Latin cognoscentia, meaning 'acquaintance, knowledge'. It evolved from the verb conoistre (Latin cognoscere), combining co- ('together') and gnoscere ('to know'). Over centuries, it shifted from physical recognition to the broader accumulation of facts, skills, and understanding.

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