认知 rènzhī cognition
cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of; to recognize; to realize
How to remember 认知: 认 recognize + 知 know = cognition.
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- Cognition / perception / one's understanding - 认知能力 (rènzhī nénglì) cognitive ability.
- Both the technical term (psychology: 认知科学 cognitive science) and everyday 'the way one sees/understands things': 刷新认知 (shuāxīn rènzhī) to overturn one's understanding.
- 认知偏差 (rènzhī piānchā) cognitive bias - a fashionable phrase.