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未知数 (wèi zhī shù): Unknown / Variable (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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未知数 consists of 3 characters.

not yet; future; the eighth earthly branch

to know, to be aware of

frequently; repeatedly

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 未知数.

Words with 未

从未cóng wèi
尚未shàng wèi
未免wèi miǎn
未必wèi bì
未来wèi lái
未经wèi jīng
前所未有qián suǒ wèi yǒu
未成年人wèi chéng nián rén

Words with 知

知道zhī daoHSK 2
知识zhī shiHSK 4
通知tōng zhīHSK 4
不知bù zhī
告知gào zhī
得知dé zhī
无知wú zhī
知名zhī míng

Words with 数

数学shù xuéHSK 3
数字shù zìHSK 4
数量shù liàngHSK 4
人数rén shù
倒数dào shǔ
分数fēn shù
半数bàn shù
多数duō shù

How to Use 未知数 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 未知数 with other words naturally.

Subject + Predicatewith多

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

tài太

duō多

neutralSpoken

too many unknowns

Adjective + Nounwith大

zuì最

dà大

de的

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

Verb + Objectwith充满

chōng充

mǎn满

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

Example Sentences with 未知数

zhè这

ge个

hé盒

zi子

lǐ里

yǒu有

shén什

neutral

the biggest unknown

neutral

full of unknowns

neutral

an unknown

me

么

？

zhè这

shì是

yí一

gè个

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

。

What's in this box? It's an unknown.

tā他

néng能

fǒu否

zài在

jié截

zhǐ止

rì日

qī期

qián前

wán完

chéng成

rèn任

wu务

，

réng仍

rán然

shì是

gè个

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

。

Whether he can complete the task before the deadline remains an unknown.

zhè这

cì次

tóu投

zī资

de的

fēng风

xiǎn险

yǒu有

duō多

dà大

，

duì对

wǒ我

men们

lái来

shuō说

wán完

quán全

shì是

gè个

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

。

How much risk this investment carries is a complete unknown to us.

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míng明

tiān天

de的

tiān天

qì气

hái还

shì是

gè个

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

，

wǒ我

men们

zuì最

hǎo好

dài带

shàng上

yǔ雨

sǎn伞

。

Tomorrow's weather is still an unknown, so we'd better bring an umbrella.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

wèi未

lái来

de

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

zhè这

tàng趟

lǚ旅

xíng行

de的

huā

xīn新

chǎn产

pǐn品

de的

shì市

chǎng场

fǎn反

yìng应

rú如

hé

jīn今

wǎn晚

shuí谁

huì会

lái来

cān参

jiā加

pài派

duì对

的

fā发

zhǎn展

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

ma吗

？

Don't you think that future development is full of unknowns?

花

fèi费

bìng并

bú不

shì是

yí一

gè个

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

。

Don't worry, the cost of this trip is not an unknown.

何

，

mù目

qián前

hái还

shì是

gè个

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

，

xū需

yào要

jìn进

yí一

bù步

diào调

yán研

。

How the market will react to the new product is still an unknown at present, requiring further research.

，

zhè这

hái还

shì是

gè个

wèi未

zhī知

shù数

ne呢

。

Who will come to the party tonight is still an unknown.