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The word 一无所知 is formed by sequentially combining the characters 一 (one), 无 (without), 所 (a particle that nominalizes the following verb), and 知 (to know), resulting in the literal meaning "not one thing that is known", which conveys the state of knowing nothing.

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我对这件事一无所知。

Wǒ duì zhè jiàn shì yī wú suǒ zhī.

I know nothing about this matter.

他对这个计划一无所知，所以很惊讶。

Tā duì zhège jìhuà yī wú suǒ zhī, suǒyǐ hěn jīngyà.

He knew nothing about this plan, so he was very surprised.

在会议开始之前，我对讨论的内容一无所知。

Zài huìyì kāishǐ zhīqián, wǒ duì tǎolùn de nèiróng yī wú suǒ zhī.

Before the meeting started, I knew nothing about the content of the discussion.

尽管他研究了很久，但对这个领域的最新进展一无所知。

Jǐnguǎn tā yánjiūle hěn jiǔ, dàn duì zhège lǐngyù de zuìxīn jìnzhǎn yī wú suǒ zhī.

Although he studied for a long time, he knows nothing about the latest developments in this field.

对于未来可能发生的变革，大多数人仍然一无所知。

Duìyú wèilái kěnéng fāshēng de biàngé, dà duōshù rén réngrán yī wú suǒ zhī.

Regarding the changes that may occur in the future, most people still know nothing.

Word Definition - 一无所知

yī wú suǒ zhī (idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant

Individual Character Details

一 yī
无 mó, wú
所 suǒ
知 zhī