不得而知 bù dé ér zhī

unable to find out; unknown

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 21651st word

Definitions

  1. 1. unable to find out
  2. 2. unknown

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware