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常识

chángshí

common sense

Usage note

常识表示大家普遍知道的知识。

cháng shí biǎo shì dà jiā pǔ biàn zhī dào de zhī shi。

常识 means common knowledge known by most people.

Context note

常识常用于判断、教育和生活。

cháng shí cháng yòng yú pàn duàn 、 jiào yù hé shēng huó。

It is often used for judgment, education, and daily life.

5 examples

这是常识
zhè shì cháng shí。
This is common sense.
要注意基本常识
yào zhù yì jī běn cháng shí。
Pay attention to basic common sense.
这个问题很常识
zhè ge wèn tí hěn cháng shí。
This question is common sense.
生活常识很重要。
shēng huó cháng shí hěn zhòng yào。
Daily common sense is very important.
他懂很多常识
tā dǒng hěn duō cháng shí。
He knows a lot of common knowledge.

5 mini stories

老师讲了几个生活常识
lǎo shī jiǎng le jǐ gè shēng huó cháng shí。
The teacher explained several daily common sense points.
孩子慢慢学会了基本常识
hái zi màn màn xué huì le jī běn cháng shí。
The child gradually learned basic common sense.
常识告诉我们要注意安全。
cháng shí gào sù wǒ men yào zhù yì ān quán。
Common sense tells us to pay attention to safety.
这不是难题,而是常识问题。
zhè bú shì nán tí, ér shì cháng shí wèn tí。
This is not a difficult problem, but a common sense question.
他用常识解决了问题。
tā yòng cháng shí jiě jué le wèn tí。
He solved the problem with common sense.

Mini dialogue

生活常识

A
饭前洗手是基本常识
Fàn qián xǐshǒu shì jīběn chángshí.
Washing hands before meals is basic common sense.
B
对,这是很重要的常识
Duì, zhè shì hěn zhòngyào de chángshí.
Right, this is very important common sense.

安全常识

A
过马路要看红绿灯,这是常识
Guò mǎlù yào kàn hónglǜdēng, zhè shì chángshí.
Looking at traffic lights when crossing the road is common sense.
B
我知道,安全常识要记住。
Wǒ zhīdào, ānquán chángshí yào jìzhù.
I know, safety common sense must be remembered.

Related words and contrasts

related
知识
zhīshi
knowledge

常识 is basic common knowledge; 知识 is general knowledge.

related
道理
dàolǐ
principle; reason

道理 refers to reason or principle, often linked with common sense.

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