to learn of; to find out
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to learn of; to get to know; to find out
formalOften used for acquiring information, especially news or facts that were previously unknown.
Dé得
zhī知
xǐ喜
xùn讯
，
wú无
bù不
huān欢
xīn欣
gǔ鼓
wǔ舞
。
Upon hearing the good news, everyone was overjoyed and inspired.
Wǒ我
shì是
cóng从
xīn新
wén闻
zhōng中
dé得
zhī知
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
de的
。
I learned of this news from the media.
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Tā他
dé得
zhī知
zì自
jǐ己
huò获
jiǎng奖
hòu后
fēi非
cháng常
gāo高
xìng兴
。
He was very happy after learning he had won the award.
Dé得
zhī知
zhēn真
xiàng相
hòu后
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
fēi非
cháng常
shī失
wàng望
。
After learning the truth, he felt very disappointed.