What does 知 (zhī | zhi1) mean in Chinese?

The Chinese word

我不知道。
wǒ bù zhī dào.
I have no idea. | I don't know.

我真的不知道。
wǒ zhēn de bù zhī dào.
Damned if I know. | I really don't know.

你知不知道他们是谁?
nǐ zhī bù zhī dào tā mén shì shuí?
Do you know who they are?

他知道如何做收音机。
tā zhī dào rú hé zuò shōu yīn jī.
He knows how to make a radio.

我想知道她去哪儿了。
wǒ xiǎng zhī dào tā qù nǎ ér liǎo.
I want to know where she went.

我不知道我有沒有時間。
wǒ bù zhī dào wǒ yǒu méi yǒu shí jiān.
I don't know if I have the time. | I don't know whether I have time or not.

我不知道，也不想知道。
wǒ bù zhī dào, yě bù xiǎng zhī dào.
I don't know, nor do I care.

我不知道它是从哪里来的。
wǒ bù zhī dào tā shì cóng nǎ lǐ lái de.
I didn't know where it came from.

我不知道明天是否会下雨。
wǒ bù zhī dào míng tiān shì fǒu huì xià yǔ.
I can't tell if it will be raining tomorrow.

让我知道我是否需要改变。
ràng wǒ zhī dào wǒ shì fǒu xū yào gǎi biàn.
Let me know if I need to change.

我想知道她发生什么事了。
wo3 xiang3 zhi1 dao4 ta1 fa1 sheng1 shen2 me shi4 liao3.
I wonder what has happened to her.

我不知道我是否有时间做。
wo3 bu4 zhi1 dao4 wo3 shi4 fou3 you3 shi2 jian1 zuo4.
I don't know if I'll have time to do it. | I don't know if I have time to do it.

小明还不知道他明年去哪儿。
xiǎo míng huán bù zhī dào tā míng nián qù nǎ ér.
Little Ming still doesn't know where he's going to go next year.

我想知道这需要用多久时间。
wǒ xiǎng zhī dào zhè xū yào yòng duō jiǔ shí jiān.
I want to know how long it'll take.

我只是不知道應該說什麼而已…….
wǒ zhī shì bù zhī dào yīng gāi shuō shén me ér yǐ ……
I just don't know what to say.

我不知道他什么时候从法国回来。
wǒ bù zhī dào tā shén me shí hòu cóng fǎ guó huí lái.
I don't know when he returned from France.

你知道音乐家什么时候来这儿吗？
nǐ zhī dào yīn lè jiā shén me shí hòu lái zhè ér má?
Do you know when the musician will come here?

我知道他的名字，但不知道他长什么样。
wǒ zhī dào tā de míng zì, dàn bù zhī dào tā cháng shén me yàng.
I know him by name, but not by sight.

男孩们窃窃私语，我知道他们准备做些什么。
nán hái mén qiè qiè sī yǔ, wǒ zhī dào tā mén zhǔn bèi zuò xiē shén me.
The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something.

	The Chinese word
	知
	is pronounced
	zhī \| zhi1
	means
	to know, to be aware

	Examples:
	我不知道。 wǒ bù zhī dào. I have no idea. \| I don't know.
	我真的不知道。 wǒ zhēn de bù zhī dào. Damned if I know. \| I really don't know.
	你知不知道他们是谁? nǐ zhī bù zhī dào tā mén shì shuí? Do you know who they are?
	他知道如何做收音机。 tā zhī dào rú hé zuò shōu yīn jī. He knows how to make a radio.
	我想知道她去哪儿了。 wǒ xiǎng zhī dào tā qù nǎ ér liǎo. I want to know where she went.
	我不知道我有沒有時間。 wǒ bù zhī dào wǒ yǒu méi yǒu shí jiān. I don't know if I have the time. \| I don't know whether I have time or not.
	我不知道，也不想知道。 wǒ bù zhī dào, yě bù xiǎng zhī dào. I don't know, nor do I care.
	我不知道它是从哪里来的。 wǒ bù zhī dào tā shì cóng nǎ lǐ lái de. I didn't know where it came from.
	我不知道明天是否会下雨。 wǒ bù zhī dào míng tiān shì fǒu huì xià yǔ. I can't tell if it will be raining tomorrow.
	让我知道我是否需要改变。 ràng wǒ zhī dào wǒ shì fǒu xū yào gǎi biàn. Let me know if I need to change.
	我想知道她发生什么事了。 wo3 xiang3 zhi1 dao4 ta1 fa1 sheng1 shen2 me shi4 liao3. I wonder what has happened to her.
	我不知道我是否有时间做。 wo3 bu4 zhi1 dao4 wo3 shi4 fou3 you3 shi2 jian1 zuo4. I don't know if I'll have time to do it. \| I don't know if I have time to do it.
	小明还不知道他明年去哪儿。 xiǎo míng huán bù zhī dào tā míng nián qù nǎ ér. Little Ming still doesn't know where he's going to go next year.
	我想知道这需要用多久时间。 wǒ xiǎng zhī dào zhè xū yào yòng duō jiǔ shí jiān. I want to know how long it'll take.
	我只是不知道應該說什麼而已……. wǒ zhī shì bù zhī dào yīng gāi shuō shén me ér yǐ …… I just don't know what to say.
	我不知道他什么时候从法国回来。 wǒ bù zhī dào tā shén me shí hòu cóng fǎ guó huí lái. I don't know when he returned from France.
	你知道音乐家什么时候来这儿吗？ nǐ zhī dào yīn lè jiā shén me shí hòu lái zhè ér má? Do you know when the musician will come here?
	我知道他的名字，但不知道他长什么样。 wǒ zhī dào tā de míng zì, dàn bù zhī dào tā cháng shén me yàng. I know him by name, but not by sight.
	男孩们窃窃私语，我知道他们准备做些什么。 nán hái mén qiè qiè sī yǔ, wǒ zhī dào tā mén zhǔn bèi zuò xiē shén me. The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org