know-it-all; a person
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to be a know-it-all
informalDescribes acting as if one knows everything about every subject.
Tā他
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
bié别
rén人
miàn面
qián前
bǎi百
shì事
tōng通
。
He always likes to act like a know-it-all in front of others.
Bié别
zài在
zhè这
er儿
bǎi百
shì事
tōng通
le了
，
nǐ你
yě也
bú不
shì是
shén什
me么
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
。
Stop being a know-it-all here; you don't know everything either.
noun
know-it-all person; walking encyclopedia
informalCan be used neutrally to describe a genuinely knowledgeable person, or ironically/derogatorily for someone who pretends to know everything.
Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
men们
bān班
shàng上
de的
bǎi百
shì事
tōng通
，
shén什
me么
wèn问
tí题
dōu都
néng能
jiě解
dá答
。
He's the know-it-all in our class; he can answer any question.
Wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
shì是
ge个
bǎi百
shì事
tōng通
，
duì对
lì历
shǐ史
dì地
lǐ理
tè特
bié别
liǎo了
jiě解
。
My grandpa is a walking encyclopedia; he knows a lot about history and geography.
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Bié别
xìn信
nà那
ge个
zì自
fēng封
de的
bǎi百
shì事
tōng通
，
tā他
de的
huà话
yī一
bàn半
dōu都
shì是
cuò错
de的
。
Don't believe that self-proclaimed know-it-all; half of what he says is wrong.