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一无所知	yī wú suǒ zhī	(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
会意	huì yì	combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc)
护短	hù duǎn	to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong
安分	ān fèn	content with one's lot / knowing one's place
进退	jìn tuì	to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety
不知所措	bù zhī suǒ cuò	not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss
无所适从	wú suǒ shì cóng	not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
生财有道	shēng cái yǒu dào	lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom); fig. to have a knack for good business / knowing how to accumulate wealth / good at feathering one's own nest
会心	huì xīn	knowing (of a smile, look etc)
不知轻重	bù zhī qīng zhòng	lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things / naive / doesn't know who's who / no sense of priorities
彷徨	páng huáng	to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver
不知进退	bù zhī jìn tuì	not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
知彼知己，百战不殆	zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài	knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
无度	wú dù	immoderate / excessive / not knowing one's limits
人心隔肚皮	rén xīn gé dù pí	there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
前途渺茫	qián tú miǎo máng	not knowing what to do next / at a loose end
同妻	tóng qī	(neologism c. 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)
闻名不如见面	wén míng bù rú jiàn miàn	knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)
大眼瞪小眼	dà yǎn dèng xiǎo yǎn	(idiom) to look at each other, not knowing what to do
知其不可而为之	zhī qí bù kě ér wéi zhī	to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)