一問三不知 yī wèn sān bù zhī

fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  2. 2. complete ignorance
  3. 3. lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
問 wèn
to ask
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware