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明知

to be fully aware

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ming2zhi1 • míngzhī

Meaning

Primary

to be fully aware

Alternatives

be fully aware, fully aware

Mnemonic

明知 To be fully aware of something is 知 to know it to the point that all details within it are 明 bright to you.

Usage

他 明知 自己 错 了

he is fully aware he was wrong

明知故问

ask while being fully aware of the answer