真知 (zhēn zhī) — true knowledge, genuine insight
Definition
Literary/abstract term for 'true knowledge' gained through insight or practice, not just book-learning. Almost always appears in set phrases like 真知灼见 ('keen insight').
noun
true knowledgegenuine insight
Examples
- 真知。Shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn zhī de wéi yī biāo zhǔn.Practice is the sole criterion for testing true knowledge.
- 真知，。Tā yì shēng zhuī qiú zhēn zhī, cóng bù máng cóng.He pursued true knowledge all his life and never followed blindly.
- 真知。Zhè běn shū ràng wǒ duì zhēn zhī yǒu le xīn de lǐ jiě.This book gave me a new understanding of true knowledge.
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