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不知
bùzhī
1.
not to know
2.
unaware
3.
unknowingly
4.
fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
Very Common • Top 2%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (20)
三不知
sānbùzhī
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
殊不知
shūbùzhī
little imagined
不知丁董
bùzhīDīngDǒng
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
不知不觉
bùzhībùjué
unconsciously
不知何故
bùzhīhégù
somehow
不知凡几
bùzhīfánjǐ
one can't tell how many
不知利害
bùzhīlìhài
see [[不知好歹<bùzhīhǎodǎi>]]
不知去向
bùzhīqùxiàng
whereabouts unknown
不知好歹
bùzhīhǎodǎi
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
不知就里
bùzhījiùlǐ
unaware of the inner workings
不知所之
bùzhīsuǒzhī
whereabouts unknown
不知所云
bùzhīsuǒyún
to not know what sb is driving at
不知所措
bùzhīsuǒcuò
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
不知死活
bùzhīsǐhuó
to act recklessly (idiom)
不知疲倦
bùzhīpíjuàn
untiring
不知痛痒
bùzhītòngyǎng
numb
不知羞耻
bùzhīxiūchǐ
to have no sense of shame
不知轻重
bùzhīqīngzhòng
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
不知进退
bùzhījìntuì
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
人事不知
rénshìbùzhī
to have lost consciousness
Example Sentences (6)
上次女儿问我飞机是怎么起飞和降落的,真不知道该怎么回答她,她现在总是有各种各样的“为什么”。
Shàngcì nǚ'ér wèn wǒ fēijī shì zěnme qǐfēi hé jiàngluò de, zhēn bù zhīdào gāi zěnme huídá tā, tā xiànzài zǒngshì yǒu gèzhǒng gèyàng de "wèishénme".
Last time my daughter asked me how airplanes take off and land, I really didn't know how to answer her. Now she always has all kinds of "whys".
Text 1
还不知道,正在找呢。它是不是在超市后边?
Hái bù zhīdao, zhèngzài zhǎo ne. Tā shì bú shì zài chāoshì hòubian?
I don't know yet; I'm looking for it. Is it behind the supermarket?
Text 1
谢谢您!现在有很多事情等着我做,真不知道该先做哪个好。
Xièxiè nín! Xiànzài yǒu hěn duō shìqing děngzhe wǒ zuò, zhēn bù zhīdào gāi xiān zuò nǎ ge hǎo.
Thank you! I have a lot to do right now, and I really don't know which one to do first.
Text 2
是啊,我觉得听和说还可以,读和写不好,很多字我都不知道什么意思。
Shì a, wǒ juéde tīng hé shuō hái kěyǐ, dú hé xiě bù hǎo, hěn duō zì wǒ dōu bù zhīdào shénme yìsi.
Yeah, I think listening and speaking are okay, but reading and writing are not good. I don't know what many characters mean.
Text 3
价格还可以,就是不知道质量有没有保证。
Jiàgé hái kěyǐ, jiùshì bù zhīdào zhìliàng yǒu méiyǒu bǎozhèng.
The price is okay, but I don't know if the quality is guaranteed.
Text 1
太好了!不过她这么小,我不知道她是否能读懂。
Tài hǎo le! Búguò tā zhème xiǎo, wǒ bù zhīdào tā shìfǒu néng dúdǒng.
That's great! But she's so young, I don't know whether she can read and understand.
Text 1
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