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不知

bùzhī

“Not to know” in Chinese is 不知 (bùzhī).

Meaning

  • not to know
  • unaware
  • unknowingly
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  • fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)

Example

她不知如何回答。

She was at a loss for an answer.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

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Not to be confused with: 布置 (bùzhì, to arrange; to set up; to lay out) · 不值 (bùzhí, not worth) · 不止 (bùzhǐ, incessantly)