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认识

rèn shi

Old HSK 1 HSK 3.0 level 1 2-character word Traditional 認識

认识 (rèn shi) means "to know". It is an HSK 3.0 level 1 word, and was HSK 1 in the old six-level list.

What 认识 means

1. to know
2. to recognize
3. to be familiar with
4. to get acquainted with sb
5. knowledge
6. understanding
7. awareness
8. cognition

The characters in 认识

• 认rènto recognize; to know; to admit
• 识shíto know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. shì

Example sentences

• 我认识他。
  I know him.
• 她认识我。
  She knows me.
• 我认识她。
  I know her.
• 认识你很高兴
  Rènshi nǐ hěn gāoxìng
  Very happy to meet you.
• 好象是认识。
  Hǎoxiàng shì rènshi.
  Seems like we do know each other.
• 我不认识他。
  I don't know him.

Words starting with 认识

• 认识论rèn shi lùnepistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things)
• 认识不能rèn shi bù néngagnosia

Words containing 认识

• 感性认识gǎn xìng rèn shiperceptual awareness
• 理性认识lǐ xìng rèn shicognition; rational knowledge
• 道德认识dào dé rèn shimoral cognition; ethical awareness

Where 认识 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Modal Verbs and Core Predicates (HSK 1), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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