See also: 认识

Chinese edit

to recognize; to know; to admit
 
to record; write a footnote; to know
to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge
trad. (認識)
simp. (认识)
anagram 識認识认

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

認識 (transitive)

  1. (Mandarin) to know (somebody); to be acquainted with
    通過電腦紅娘認識妻子 [MSC, trad.]
    通过电脑红娘认识妻子 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì tōngguò diànnǎo hóngniáng rènshi tā qīzi de. [Pinyin]
    He met his wife through a computer dating agency.
  2. to recognize (somebody or something)
    好像根本認識周圍任何 [MSC, trad.]
    好像根本认识周围任何 [MSC, simp.]
    Hǎoxiàng tā gēnběn jiù bù rènshi zhōuwéi de rènhé rén. [Pinyin]
    It seems he does not recognize any people around him.
  3. to know; to understand; to be familiar with
    認識所有字母 [MSC, trad.]
    认识所有字母 [MSC, simp.]
    rènshi suǒyǒu de zìmǔ ma? [Pinyin]
    Do you know your ABCs?
    認識认识  ―  Nǐ bù rènshi zì ma?  ―  Can't you read?
    我們解決一個問題認識問題本質 [MSC, trad.]
    我们解决一个问题认识问题本质 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen jiějué yīge wèntí bì xiān rènshi zhè ge wèntí de běnzhì. [Pinyin]
    To solve a problem we must first understand its nature.
  4. to be aware of; to appreciate
    現在越來越認識環境保護重要性 [MSC, trad.]
    现在越来越认识环境保护重要性 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài yuèláiyuè duō de rén rènshi dào huánjìngbǎohù de zhòngyàoxìng. [Pinyin]
    Now more and more people are aware of the importance of environmental protection.

Usage notes edit

The sense "to be aware of; to appreciate" is often followed by the verb (dào).

Synonyms edit

  • (to know somebody):

Noun edit

認識

  1. knowledge; understanding; cognition
    認識過程认识过程  ―  rènshi guòchéng  ―  cognitive process

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
にん
Grade: 6
しき
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From Old Japanese compound 認識认识 (nyinH syik, literally know, recognize; know, remember). Compare modern Mandarin rènshi, Eastern Min nêng-sék.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(にん)(しき) (ninshiki

  1. recognition, awareness
  2. understanding
    その認識(にんしき)(ただ)しい(おも)
    Sono ninshiki de tadashii to omou.
    I believe you are correct.
    (literally, “I believe your understanding is correct.”)
  3. (computing) recognition
    音声(おんせい)認識(にんしき)
    onsei ninshiki
    speech recognition

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

(にん)(しき)する (ninshiki surutransitive suru (stem (にん)(しき) (ninshiki shi), past (にん)(しき)した (ninshiki shita))

  1. to recognize something, to be aware of something
  2. to understand something
  3. (computing) to recognize something

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

認識 (insik) (hangeul 인식)

  1. Hanja form? of 인식 (recognition).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

認識

  1. chữ Hán form of nhận thức (awareness).