Usages of zhīdào
她 说 最近 没有 消息， 我 也 不 知道。Tā shuō zuìjìn méiyǒu xiāoxi, wǒ yě bù zhīdào.
She said there’s no news recently; I don’t know either.
你 知道 她 在 哪儿 吗？nǐ zhīdào tā zài nǎr ma?
Do you know where she is?
我 不 知道 怎么 用 这 个 手机， 你 可以 教 我 吗？wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme yòng zhè gè shǒujī, nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
I don’t know how to use this phone; could you teach me?
她 不 知道 怎么办， 我 就 跟 她 去 公园 聊天。tā bù zhīdào zěnmebàn, wǒ jiù gēn tā qù gōngyuán liáotiān.
She doesn’t know what to do, so I went to the park with her to chat.
知道 你 在 家， 我 就 放心 了。zhīdào nǐ zài jiā, wǒ jiù fàngxīn le.
Knowing that you are at home, I feel relieved.
冬天 的 时候， 父母 开 着 暖气 在 家 看 电视， 知道 孩子 安静 地 在 房间 里 学习， 也 觉得 很 安心。dōngtiān de shíhou, fùmǔ kāi zhe nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn diànshì, zhīdào háizi ānjìng de zài fángjiān lǐ xuéxí, yě juéde hěn ānxīn.
In winter, the parents have the heating on and watch TV at home; knowing the children are quietly studying in their rooms, they also feel very at ease.
我 觉得 学习 中 最 重要 的 不 是 记住 每 个 生词， 而是 知道 怎么 用 它们。wǒ juéde xuéxí zhōng zuì zhòngyào de bú shì jìzhù měi gè shēngcí, érshì zhīdào zěnme yòng tāmen.
I think the most important thing in learning is not memorizing every new word, but knowing how to use them.
比如 考试 前 很多 学生 都 很 紧张， 不知道 怎么 解决 问题。bǐrú kǎoshì qián hěnduō xuéshēng dōu hěn jǐnzhāng, bùzhīdào zěnme jiějué wèntí.
For example, before exams many students are very nervous and don’t know how to solve their problems.
他 不 知道 这 个 问题 的 原因。tā bù zhīdào zhè gè wèntí de yuányīn.
He doesn’t know the cause of this problem.
她 量 了 体温 以后， 才 知道 自己 发烧 了。tā liáng le tǐwēn yǐhòu, cái zhīdào zìjǐ fāshāo le.
After she took her temperature, she realized that she had a fever.
只有 先 试试， 才 知道 这个 尺码 是不是 合身。Zhǐyǒu xiān shìshi, cái zhīdào zhège chǐmǎ shìbushì héshēn.
Only by trying it on first can you know whether this size fits.
只有 先 联系 客服， 我们 才 知道 怎么 退货。Zhǐyǒu xiān liánxì kèfú, wǒmen cái zhīdào zěnme tuìhuò.
Only by contacting customer service first can we know how to return it.
我 想 知道 你 有没有 收到 我 发 的 消息。wǒ xiǎng zhīdào nǐ yǒuméiyǒu shōudào wǒ fā de xiāoxi.
I want to know whether you received my message.
我 知道 你 现在 很 着急， 可是 越 着急 越 容易 写错。wǒ zhīdào nǐ xiànzài hěn zháojí, kěshì yuè zháojí yuè róngyì xiěcuò.
I know you’re very anxious right now, but the more anxious you are, the easier it is to write things wrong.
这个 房间 的 插座 太 少， 我 不知道 该 把 电脑 插 在 哪儿。zhège fángjiān de chāzuò tài shǎo, wǒ bùzhīdào gāi bǎ diànnǎo chā zài nǎr.
This room has too few outlets; I don’t know where to plug in the computer.
她 一会儿 笑， 一会儿 哭， 我 不知道 怎么办。tā yíhuìr xiào, yíhuìr kū, wǒ bùzhīdào zěnmebàn.
She laughs one moment and cries the next; I don’t know what to do.
自从 知道 捐赠点 以后， 我 没 浪费 过 旧物。zìcóng zhīdào juānzèngdiǎn yǐhòu, wǒ méi làngfèi guo jiùwù.
Ever since I learned about the donation point, I have not wasted used household items.
要不是 面试官 告诉 我， 我 还 不 知道 有 试用期。yàobúshì miànshìguān gàosu wǒ, wǒ hái bù zhīdào yǒu shìyòngqī.
If the interviewer had not told me, I still would not know there was a probation period.
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