不
知

Not to know in Chinese: 不知 (bù zhī)

bù zhī

not to know

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1not to know
  2. 2unaware
  3. 3unknowingly
  4. 4fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)

Stroke order

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不
知

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我不知他为什么突然离开。

    wǒ bù zhī tā wèi shén me tū rán lí kāi。

    I don't know why he suddenly left.

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Related words

不

bù

no

知道

zhī dào

to know

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

知识

zhī shi

knowledge

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

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