知书达理 — Chinese idiom
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
Traditional: 知書達理
Meaning
- educated and well-balanced
Character by character
- 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend
- 书shūbook, letter, document; writing
- 达dáto reach, to arrive at; intelligent
- 理lǐscience, reason, logic; to manage
Idioms sharing a character
- 一望而知 yī wàng ér zhī
- 一无所知 yī wú suǒ zhī
- 一知半解 yī zhī bàn jiě
- 一叶知秋 yī yè zhī qiū
- 不知丁董 bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
- 不知不觉 bù zhī bù jué
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ
- 不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò
- 不知所终 bù zhī suǒ zhōng
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