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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不知

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不知 bù zhī - not to know
- unaware
- unknowingly
- fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 1,588 1,389 1,067

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
zhī- to know
- to be aware

Other Words Containing 不知

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
不知 - 7 1,588 1,389 1,067
不知所措 - - 8,187 13,601 8,397
不知不觉 - 8 12,599 9,232 4,891
不知所云 - - 18,963 44,352 26,483
不知去向 - - 29,996 - -
浑然不知 - - 37,331 - -
殊不知 - - 51,789 19,429 13,445