知足
zhī zú
Pinyin

Definition

知足
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zhī zú
  1. content with one's situation
  2. to know contentment (hence happiness)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

知
zhī
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to be aware
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
不知不觉
bù zhī bù jué
  1. 1 unconsciously
  2. 2 unwittingly
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
不足
bù zú
  1. 1 insufficient
  2. 2 lacking
  3. 3 deficiency
  4. 4 not enough
  5. 5 inadequate
  6. 6 not worth
  7. 7 cannot
  8. 8 should not
充足
chōng zú
  1. 1 adequate
  2. 2 sufficient
  3. 3 abundant
十足
shí zú
  1. 1 ample
  2. 2 complete
  3. 3 hundred percent
  4. 4 a pure shade (of some color)
告知
gào zhī
  1. 1 to inform
得知
dé zhī
  1. 1 to find out
  2. 2 to know
  3. 3 to learn about
微不足道
wēi bù zú dào
  1. 1 negligible
  2. 2 insignificant
心满意足
xīn mǎn yì zú
  1. 1 perfectly contented (idiom)
  2. 2 perfectly satisfied
感知
gǎn zhī
  1. 1 perception
  2. 2 awareness
早知
zǎo zhī
  1. 1 foresight
  2. 2 foreknowledge
  3. 3 if one had known earlier,...
明知
míng zhī
  1. 1 to be fully aware of
  2. 2 to know perfectly well
未知
wèi zhī
  1. 1 unknown
满足
mǎn zú
  1. 1 to satisfy
  2. 2 to meet (the needs of)
  3. 3 satisfied
  4. 4 content
满足感
mǎn zú gǎn
  1. 1 sense of satisfaction
无知
wú zhī
  1. 1 ignorant
  2. 2 ignorance
知名
zhī míng
  1. 1 well-known
  2. 2 famous

Idioms (20)

一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
  1. 1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
  2. 2 unheeding the lessons of the past
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 not to know what's good for one
  3. 3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
  1. 1 to act recklessly (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
  2. 2 naive
  3. 3 doesn't know who's who
  4. 4 no sense of priorities
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
  1. 1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人给家足
rén jǐ jiā zú
  1. 1 lit. each household provided for, enough for the individual (idiom); comfortably off

Sample Sentences

你知足吧。在南方，有人造的雪场已经很不错了。不过有机会一定要去北方感受一下冬天。
nǐ zhīzú ba 。zài nánfāng ，yǒu rénzào de xuěchǎng yǐjīng hěn bùcuò le 。bùguò yǒu jīhuì yīdìng yào qù běifāng gǎnshòu yīxià dōngtiān 。
You should be happy with that. In the south, having artificial snow is pretty good. However, if you get the chance, you should go up north and experience winter at least once.
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不要太贪心，要知足。
bùyào tài tānxīn ，yào zhīzú 。
Don’t be too greedy. Be satisfied with what we have.
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话说回来，看看人家新加坡，一年到头只有夏天，你就知足吧。
huàshuōhuílai ，kàn kan rénjiā Xīnjiāpō ，yī nián dào tóu zhǐyǒu xiàtiān ，nǐ jiù zhīzú ba 。
Speaking of that, look at Singapore, there's only summer for the whole year. You really don't know to appreciate what you've got.
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可是我们现在还能做朋友，还能坐在一起喝咖啡、聊天，能这样我就知足了。对了，我马上要出国了。
kěshì wǒmen xiànzài hái néng zuò péngyou ，hái néng zuò zài yīqǐ hē kāfēi 、liáotiān ，néng zhèyàng wǒ jiù zhīzú le 。duì le ，wǒ mǎshàng yào chūguó le 。
But we can still be friends, we can still sit together and drink coffee and chat. I'm content with things this way. Oh, by the way, I'm about to leave the country.
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比上不足， 比下有余。知足吧。
bǐshàngbùzú ， bǐxiàyǒuyú 。zhīzú ba 。
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