to mark 'know' under one's name on an invitation list
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to write the character '知' (know) under one's name on an invitation list
archaicA historical practice used to acknowledge receipt of an invitation. Now obsolete.
Shōu收
dào到
qǐng请
tiě帖
hòu后
，
tā他
yī依
guàn惯
lì例
huà画
zhī知
biǎo表
shì示
huì会
zhǔn准
shí时
fù赴
yàn宴
。
After receiving the invitation, he followed the convention by marking '知' to indicate he would attend the banquet on time.
Zhè这
fèn份
jiù旧
shí时
de的
qǐng请
kè客
dān单
shàng上
，
yǒu有
hǎo好
jǐ几
wèi位
kè客
rén人
dōu都
yǐ已
jīng经
huà画
zhī知
le了
。
On this old invitation list, several guests have already marked '知'.
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Huà画
zhī知
de的
xí习
sú俗
zài在
mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
jiào较
wéi为
cháng常
jiàn见
。
The custom of 'huà zhī' was relatively common during the Republic of China period.