不知
bù​zhī HSK7

not to know

不知 bù​zhī
not to know verb
to not know; to be unaware of or have no idea about

我不知该穿什么。

wǒ bù​zhī gāi chuān shén​me.

I don't know what to wear.

她不知该如何感谢他。

tā bù​zhī gāi rú​hé gǎn​xiè tā.

She didn't know how to thank him.

unknowingly adverb
without realizing; unconsciously; in a way that one is not aware of
wonder if verb
Used to politely introduce a question, meaning "I wonder if..." or "I don't know if...".

不知今年是否会下雪。

bù​zhī jīn​nián shì​fǒu huì xià xuě.

I wonder if it’ll snow this year.

not to admit
to not admit or give in to something (such as defeat, hardship, or tiredness)
ignorance
the state of being ignorant or unaware

Frequency
Movie subtitles
51.2 per million appears in 20% of films
Written text
94.6 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Synonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)