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The word 得知 is formed by combining the character 得, meaning 'to obtain' or 'to get', with the character 知, meaning 'to know'; together, they create a compound where 得 expresses the action of acquiring and 知 denotes the resulting knowledge, thus conveying the meaning 'to learn of' or 'to find out'.

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我得知了这个好消息。

Wǒ dézhīle zhège hǎo xiāoxi.

I learned this good news.

妈妈得知我考试通过后非常开心。

Māmā dézhī wǒ kǎoshì tōngguò hòu fēicháng kāixīn.

Mom was very happy after learning that I passed the exam.

当得知假期被取消时，我们都很沮丧。

Dāng dézhī jiàqī bèi qǔxiāo shí, wǒmen dōu hěn jǔsàng.

When we learned that the holiday was canceled, we were all very depressed.

他从同事那里得知会议改期，便重新安排了行程。

Tā cóng tóngshì nàlǐ dézhī huìyì gǎiqī, biàn chóngxīn ānpáile xíngchéng.

After learning from his colleague that the meeting was rescheduled, he rearranged his itinerary.

得知公司即将上市的消息，投资者们纷纷表现出浓厚的兴趣。

Dézhī gōngsī jíjiāng shàngshì de xiāoxi, tóuzīzhě men fēnfēn biǎoxiàn chū nónghòu de xìngqù.

Upon learning the news that the company is about to go public, investors have shown great interest.

Word Definition - 得知

dé zhī to find out; to learn about

Individual Character Details

得 dé, dè, de, děi
知 zhī