bù zhī
not to know
unaware
unknowingly
fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
shū bù zhī
little imagined
scarcely realized
bù zhī bù jué
unconsciously
unwittingly
bù zhī suǒ yún
to not know what sb is driving at
to be unintelligible
bù zhī suǒ cuò
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
embarrassed and at a complete loss
bù zhī qù xiàng
whereabouts unknown
gone missing
bù zhī pí juàn
untiring
not recognizing tiredness
bù zhī xiū chǐ
to have no sense of shame
brazen
sān bù zhī
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
to know nothing at all
yī wèn sān bù zhī
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
complete ignorance
bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu
not to know the immensity of heaven and earth
an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
tián bù zhī chǐ
to have no sense of shame
bù zhī sǐ huó
to act recklessly (idiom)
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
not to know what's good for one
unable to recognize others' good intentions
bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán
not recognized for what it is
shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
bù zhī qīng zhòng
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
naive
doesn't know who's who
no sense of priorities
shí bù zhī wèi
lit. to eat without tasting the food
worried or downhearted (idiom)
bù zhī fán jǐ
one can't tell how many
numerous similar cases
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
bù zhī jìn tuì
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
bǎo hàn bù zhī è hàn jī
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
bù zhī zhě bù zuì
One who does not know is not guilty
If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible
huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
mí bù zhī fǎn
to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
unheeding the lessons of the past
zhī rén zhī miàn bù zhī xīn
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
hún rán bù zhī
to be totally oblivious (to sth)
to have no idea about sth
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
rén shì bù zhī
to have lost consciousness
bù zhī tòng yǎng
numb
unfeeling
indifferent
inconsequential
bù zhī suǒ yǐ
to not know the reason
to not know what to do
bù zhī jiù lǐ
unaware of the inner workings
naive
unwitting
bù zhī lì hài
see 不知好歹[bu4 zhi1 hao3 dai3]
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán
to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)
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