获知 meaning in English

huòzhī

to learn of (an event); to hear about (sth)

Traditional 獲知18 strokes

Meaning of 获知

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huòzhī
  1. to learn of (an event)
  2. to hear about (sth)

获知 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ什shén么me时shí候hòu获huò知zhī玛mǎ丽lì离lí婚hūn?
When did you learn of Mary's divorce?
我wǒ们men从cóng报bào纸zhǐ中zhōng获huò知zhī每měi天tiān发fā生shēng的de重zhòng大dà事shì件jiàn。
We are informed by newspapers of the major events that take place every day.
脾pí气qì不bù好hǎo的de人rén总zǒng是shì最zuì晚wǎn获huò知zhī任rèn何hé讯xùn息xī。
Irritable men are always the last to know about things.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

获 huò · to catch · 10 strokes

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知 zhī · to know · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 获知.

知道zhīdàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
知识zhīshiknowledge; intellectual
通知tōngzhīto notify; to inform
获得huòdéto obtain; to receive; to get
获取huòqǔto gain; to get; to acquire
收获shōuhuòto harvest; to reap
获奖huòjiǎngto win an award
通知书tōngzhīshūwritten notice
知名zhīmíngwell-known; famous
不知bùzhīnot to know; unaware
得知dézhīto find out; to learn of
告知gàozhīto inform; to notify

Questions about 获知

What does 获知 mean?

获知 (huòzhī) means "to learn of (an event); to hear about (sth)".

How do you write 获知?

获知 is made of 2 characters: 获 (10 strokes), 知 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

How is 获知 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 获知 is written 獲知.