來路不明 lái lù bù míng

of dubious background; unidentified origin

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. of dubious background
  2. 2. unidentified origin
  3. 3. no-one knows where it comes from

Characters

Character Meaning
來 lái
to come; to arrive; next
路 lù HSK 2
road; route; line (bus etc)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand