不知天高地厚 bù zhī tiān gāo dì hòu

an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
  2. 2. not to know the immensity of heaven and earth

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
高 gāo HSK 1
high; tall; above average
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
厚 hòu HSK 4
thick; kind; generous