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不知
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Definitions
- 1. not to know
- 2. unaware
- 3. unknowingly
- 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
Example Sentences
3 shown不知 道。
神 不知 ，鬼不覺。
誰 不知 道這個問題？
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 不知
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
whereabouts unknown
to be totally oblivious (to sth)
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
see 不知好歹[bù zhī hǎo dǎi]
to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)
One who does not know is not guilty
to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)
somehow
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
one can't tell how many
nonsense
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
top secret
to have lost consciousness
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
to have no sense of shame
whereabouts unknown
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
numb
to have no sense of shame
unaware of the inner workings
omniscient
known to everybody
in absolute secrecy
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
unconsciously
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
to not know the reason
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
untiring
to not know what sb is driving at
little imagined
to act recklessly (idiom)
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
lit. to eat without tasting the food
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
lit. to reply \don't know\ whatever the question (idiom)