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获知

huò zhī

2-character word Traditional 獲知

What 获知 means

1. to learn of (an event)
2. to hear about (sth)

The characters in 获知

• 获huò(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win
• 知zhīto know; to be aware

Example sentences

• 你什么时候获知玛丽离婚？
  Nǐ shénmeshíhou huòzhī Mǎlì líhūn?
  When did you learn of Mary's divorce?
• 脾气不好的人总是最晚获知任何讯息。
  Irritable men are always the last to know about things.
• 我们从报纸中获知每天发生的重大事件。
  Wǒmen cóng bàozhǐ zhōng huòzhī měitiān fāshēng de zhòngdà shìjiàn.
  We are informed by newspapers of the major events that take place every day.

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