认识 vs. 知道

madmedea
 April 24, 2009, 03:33 PM posted in General Discussion

From looking on nckiu I can't find the obvious difference between these two 'to knows' - is there one?

 

MM.x

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WillBuckingham
 April 24, 2009, 04:32 PM

John goes into it here: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/i-forgot-your-name/discussion

I hope that helps.

Will

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urbandweller
 April 24, 2009, 04:53 PM

啊呀！this is one of those situations where i KNOW what it means but i dont KNOW how to explain it!!

哈哈哈哈哈！

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sebire
 April 24, 2009, 06:18 PM

认识 means "to be acquanited with", (I presume just people?) and 知道 means "to have knowledge of".

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skyfx
 April 25, 2009, 05:30 AM

我认识他。(mostly used for knowing sb)

我知道这件事。(mostly used for knowing sth)