不
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不
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Unconsciously in Chinese: 不知不觉 (bù zhī bù jué)

bù zhī bù jué

unconsciously

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 不知不覺1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1unconsciously
  2. 2unwittingly

Stroke order

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不
觉

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

不知不觉

Simplified

不知不覺

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 不知不觉，天已经黑了。

    bù zhī bù jué， tiān yǐ jīng hēi le。

    Before we knew it, night had fallen.

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Related words

不

bù

no

觉

jué

to feel

睡觉

shuì jiào

to go to bed

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

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

感觉

gǎn jué

feeling

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

知识

zhī shi

knowledge

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