Meaning of 不得而知
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bùdé'érzhī
- unknown
- unable to find out
不得而知 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这个计划能否成功还不得而知。
It is yet to be seen whether this plan will succeed or not.
当然，那些热水瓶是不是他们自己的就不得而知了。
Obviously, we don't know if those thermos flasks are their own.
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes
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而 ér · and · 6 strokes
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知 zhī · to know · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 不得而知.
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember |
| 知识 | zhīshi | knowledge; intellectual |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
Questions about 不得而知
What does 不得而知 mean?
不得而知 (bùdé'érzhī) means "unknown; unable to find out".
How do you write 不得而知?
不得而知 is made of 4 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 得 (11 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 知 (8 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.
Is 不得而知 an HSK word?
Yes. 不得而知 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.