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不知不觉

不知不觉 (bù zhī bù jué): Unconsciously / Unaware — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

不知不觉 consists of 4 characters.

to know, to be aware of

to feel, to sense, to become aware

Word Info

Pinyinbù zhī bù jué

MeaningUnconsciously / Unaware

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 不知不觉.

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3
不同bù tóngHSK 3

Words with 知

知道zhī daoHSK 2
知识zhī shiHSK 4
通知tōng zhīHSK 4
知名zhī míngHSK 5
得知dé zhīHSK 6
无知wú zhīHSK 6
知觉zhī juéHSK 6
认知

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3

Words with 觉

睡觉shuì jiàoHSK 1
觉得jué deHSK 2
感觉gǎn juéHSK 4
自觉zì juéHSK 5
发觉fā juéHSK 6
听觉tīng juéHSK 6
味觉wèi juéHSK 6
嗅觉

rèn zhī

HSK 6

不同

bù tóng

HSK 3

xiù jué

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 不知不觉 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不知不觉 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith过去

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

de地

guò过

qù去

neutral

pass by unnoticed

Subject + Verbwith时间

shí时

jiān间

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

Idiom + Particlewith中

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

zhōng中

Adverb + Particlewith地

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

de地

4.

Example Sentences with 不知不觉

wǒ我

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

shuì睡

zháo着

neutral

time passes unnoticed

neutral

in the midst of something

neutral

unconsciously

le了

。

I fell asleep without realizing it.

zài在

jī激

liè烈

de的

tǎo讨

lùn论

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

men们

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

dá达

chéng成

le了

gòng共

shí识

。

During the intense discussion, we unconsciously reached a consensus.

nǐ你

zěn怎

me么

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

jiù就

bǎ把

zhè这

me么

fù复

zá杂

de的

xiàng项

mù目

wán完

chéng成

le了

？

How did you unconsciously complete such a complex project?

shí时

jiān间

guò过

dé得

zhēn真

kuài快

，

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

yǐ已

jīng经

dào到

nián年

dǐ底

le了

。

Time flies so fast, and before we know it, it's already the end of the year.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

dì地

jiē接

shòu受

le了

zhè这

ge个

tí提

yì议

，

ér而

shì是

shēn深

sī思

shú熟

lǜ虑

hòu后

de的

jué决

dìng定

。

He did not unconsciously accept this proposal; it was a decision made after careful consideration.

tīng听

zhe着

shū舒

huǎn缓

de的

yīn音

yuè乐

，

wǒ我

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

dì地

fàng放

sōng松

le了

jǐn紧

bēng绷

de的

shén神

jīng经

。

Listening to soothing music, I unconsciously relaxed my tense nerves.

zài在

yuè阅

dú读

zhè这

běn本

yǒu有

qù趣

de的

xiǎo小

shuō说

shí时

，

wǒ我

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

wàng忘

jì记

le了

shí时

jiān间

。

While reading this interesting novel, I lost track of time without noticing.

suī虽

rán然

qǐ起

chū初

zhǐ只

shì是

yè业

yú余

ài爱

hào好

，

dàn但

tā他

bù不

zhī知

bù不

jué觉

yǐ已

chéng成

wéi为

gāi该

lǐng领

yù域

de的

zhuān专

jiā家

。

Although it was just a hobby at first, he has unconsciously become an expert in this field.