What does 不得而知 mean in Chinese?
不得而知 (bùdé’érzhī) means unknown.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
不得而知
unknown
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
unknown
02
unable to find out
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 不得而知?
不得而知 is pronounced bùdé’érzhī.
Is 不得而知 an HSK word?
不得而知 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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