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Definition(s) for: 知人知面不知心

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
知人知面不知心 zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn - one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 92,333 51,443

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhī- to know
- to be aware
rén- person; people
- CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
zhī- to know
- to be aware
miàn- face
- side
- surface
- aspect
- top
- classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
miàn- variant of 麵|面[mian4]
miàn- flour
- noodles
- (of food) soft (not crunchy)
- (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
- spineless
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
zhī- to know
- to be aware
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 知人知面不知心

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo