知书达理 — Chinese idiom

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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