know perfectly well; be fully aware
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to know perfectly well; to be fully aware
neutralOften used to describe an action taken despite knowing the negative consequences or truth, implying a willful or deliberate act.
Nǐ你
míng明
zhī知
tā他
bù不
yuàn愿
yì意
cān参
jiā加
，
wèi为
shén什
me么
yòu又
qù去
yuē约
tā他
？
You knew perfectly well he didn't want to participate, so why did you invite him again?
Tā他
míng明
zhī知
gù故
wèn问
，
jiù就
shì是
xiǎng想
ràng让
wǒ我
nán难
kān堪
。
He asked a question he already knew the answer to, just to embarrass me.
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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
míng明
zhī知
gù故
fàn犯
de的
cuò错
wù误
。
This is a mistake committed deliberately despite knowing it was wrong.
Tā她
míng明
zhī知
shān山
yǒu有
hǔ虎
，
piān偏
xiàng向
hǔ虎
shān山
xíng行
。
She knew there were tigers in the mountain, yet she deliberately went there. (proverb meaning to forge ahead despite known dangers)
Tā他
míng明
zhī知
zì自
jǐ己
huì会
shū输
，
dàn但
hái还
shì是
jiē接
shòu受
le了
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
。
He was fully aware he would lose, but he still accepted the challenge.