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明知

fully aware

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ming2zhi1 • míngzhī

Meaning

Primary

fully aware

Mnemonic

If you are 明知 fully aware of something, then you 知 know it to the point that all details within it are 明 bright to you.

Usage

他 明知 自己 錯 了

he is fully aware he was wrong

明知故問

ask while being fully aware of the answer