认 识

rènshi

verbnounHSK 1

“To know” in Chinese is 认识 (rènshi).

Meaning

to know
to recognize
to be familiar with

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to get acquainted with sb
knowledge
understanding
awareness
cognition

Example

我认识他。

I know him.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

rènHSK 14 strokesto recognize shíHSK 17 strokesto know

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Not to be confused with: 人事 (rénshì, personnel) · 人士 (rénshì, person)