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The word "不知" is formed by directly combining the character "不", which functions as a negation particle meaning "not", with the character "知", a verb meaning "to know". This creates a compound where the negation modifies the verb, resulting in a meaning equivalent to "do not know" or "be unaware", functioning as a single lexical unit in Chinese.

Example Sentences Hide

我不知他去哪里了。

Wǒ bù zhī tā qù nǎlǐ le.

I don't know where he went.

她不知如何解决这个问题。

Tā bù zhī rúhé jiějué zhège wèntí.

She doesn't know how to solve this problem.

我们不知未来会发生什么。

Wǒmen bù zhī wèilái huì fāshēng shénme.

We don't know what will happen in the future.

不知真相的人往往容易误解。

Bù zhī zhēnxiàng de rén wǎngwǎng róngyì wùjiě.

People who don't know the truth often misunderstand easily.

在不知情的情况下，他签署了文件。

Zài bù zhīqíng de qíngkuàng xià, tā qiānshǔle wénjiàn.

Without knowing the situation, he signed the document.

Word Definition - 不知

bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly

Individual Character Details

不 bù
知 zhī