先知

xiānzhī
  1. a person of foresight
  2. (religion) a prophet

CEDICT

  1. (religion) prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)
  2. person with foresight; visionary; advanced thinker
  3. prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)
  4. to know beforehand; to have foresight

Wiktionary

  1. 预先知道。
  2. 知觉智慧比一般人高的人。
  3. 预言家。常指宗教上能传布神意以警觉世人的人。

重編國語辭典

  1. 有远见、智慧高于常人者
  2. 能传布神灵的旨意以警觉世人者
  3. 预先知道

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
2 知 zhī
  1. to know
  2. to be aware

Containing this entry

先知先觉 xiānzhīxiānjué
  1. having foresight
  2. a person of foresight
大先知书 Dàxiānzhīshū the biblical books of the prophets
春江水暖鸭先知 chūnjiāngshuǐnuǎnyāxiānzhī
  1. lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
  2. fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
未卜先知 wèibǔxiānzhī (idiom) to foresee the future (without divination); to know beforehand through uncanny insight
屁者先知 pìzhěxiānzhī

Related entries

先知先觉 xiānzhīxiānjué
  1. having foresight
  2. a person of foresight