不知

• 병음: bù zhī
• 한자 분석: 不 = not; 知 = 矢 (arrow) + 口 (mouth), meaning to know — arrows are swift and accurate, symbolizing knowledge

뜻

알지 못하다; …인지 모르겠다(문어/공손)

Can function as a polite way to ask questions (不知您能否...) or to express genuine ignorance. Also appears in rhetorical expressions like 不知所措 (at a loss) or 不知好歹 (not knowing good from bad). More formal than 不知道.

예문

1. 不知这件事您是否已经知晓？
2. 面对突如其来的变化，他一时不知所措。
3. 不知从什么时候开始，我们之间变得生疏了。

사용 가이드

맥락: questions, uncertainty, literary

어조: polite

올바른 표현

• 不知您方便吗？(I wonder if it's convenient for you?)
• 不知何故，计划取消了。(For some unknown reason, the plan was canceled.)

피해야 할 표현

• 我不知他叫什么。(In casual speech, use 不知道 — 不知 alone sounds overly literary)

기원과 역사

不 (not) + 知 (to know). A classical and more condensed form of 不知道.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal