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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
会心 huì xīn knowing (of a smile, look etc)
进退 jìn tuì to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety
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)
一无所知 yī wú suǒ zhī (idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
不怕不识货,就怕货比货 bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
明知故问 míng zhī gù wèn (idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer
前途渺茫 qián tú miǎo máng not knowing what to do next / at a loose end
安分 ān fèn content with one's lot / knowing one's place
彷徨 páng huáng to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver
明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
无度 wú dù immoderate / excessive / not knowing one's limits
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
不怕不识货,只怕货比货 bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
同妻 tóng qī (neologism, attested by 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)
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")
憬然 jǐng rán to be aware / to be knowing
护短 hù duǎn to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong
大眼瞪小眼 dà yǎn dèng xiǎo yǎn (idiom) to look at each other, not knowing what to do
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


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