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. 預先知道。
  2. 知覺智慧比一般人高的人。
  3. 預言家。常指宗教上能傳布神意以警覺世人的人。

重編國語辭典

  1. 有遠見、智慧高於常人者
  2. 能傳布神靈的旨意以警覺世人者
  3. 預先知道

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

先知先覺 xiānzhīxiānjué
  1. having foresight
  2. a person of foresight
大先知書 Dàxiānzhīshū the biblical books of the prophets
春江水暖鴨先知 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

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