不知者不罪 bù zhī zhě bù zuì

ignorance excuses from blame or guilt

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible
  2. 2. One who does not know is not guilty

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
者 zhě HSK 3
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
罪 zuì HSK 6
crime; guilt; fault