神不知鬼不觉
shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué
Pinyin

Definition

神不知鬼不觉
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shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué
  1. top secret
  2. hush-hush

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
bù yì lè hū
  1. 1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
  3. 3 awfully
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
bù lì
  1. 1 unfavorable
  2. 2 disadvantageous
  3. 3 harmful
  4. 4 detrimental
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
bù kān
  1. 1 cannot bear
  2. 2 cannot stand
  3. 3 utterly
  4. 4 extremely
bù rú
  1. 1 not equal to
  2. 2 not as good as
  3. 3 inferior to
  4. 4 it would be better to
bù fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in
  2. 2 might as well
bù ān
  1. 1 unpeaceful
  2. 2 unstable
  3. 3 uneasy
  4. 4 disturbed
  5. 5 restless
  6. 6 worried
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
bù xiè
  1. 1 to disdain to do sth
  2. 2 to think sth not worth doing
  3. 3 to feel it beneath one's dignity
bù yǐ
  1. 1 endlessly
  2. 2 incessantly
bù xìng
  1. 1 misfortune
  2. 2 adversity
  3. 3 unfortunate
  4. 4 sad
  5. 5 unfortunately
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
bù kuì
  1. 1 to be worthy of
  2. 2 to deserve to be called
  3. 3 to prove oneself to be

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一日不见,如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
  1. 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 not one hair out of place
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind
一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
  1. 1 One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

他们啊,其实都抱着侥幸心理,以为神不知鬼不觉,哪里会想到这件事居然被央视“爆”出来了呢?再说,替考这条“利益链”存在也不是一天两天了,不仅高考,四六级托福、雅思等等英语等级考试,每年都能抓到不少“枪手”。
tāmen ā ,qíshí dōu bào zhe jiǎoxìng xīnlǐ ,yǐwéi shénbùzhīguǐbùjué ,nǎli huì xiǎngdào zhè jiàn shì jūrán bèi yāngshì “bào ”chūlái le ne ?zàishuō ,tìkǎo zhè tiáo “lìyìliàn ”cúnzài yě bù shì yītiān liǎngtiān le ,bùjǐn gāokǎo ,sìliùjí tuōfú 、yǎsī děngdeng yīngyǔ děngjí kǎoshì ,měinián dōu néng zhuādào bùshǎo “qiāngshǒu ”。
These people actually are all leaving it to chance and think they can keep it secret. Never would they think that this would unexpectedly be "burst" open by CCTV. Moreover, this "profit chain" of taking exams for others has not existed for just one or two days. And it is not just at the college entrance exam, but also at English graded tests like CET 4/6 exam, TOEFL, IELTS, etc. that many "stand-in examinees" are caught.
哎,也许我们这种新的沟通方式她们接受不了!她们本来以为乱扔垃圾神不知鬼不觉,这样一贴大家都知道了,她们觉得老脸都丢尽了!
āi ,yěxǔ wǒmen zhèzhǒng xīn de gōutōng fāngshì tāmen jiēshòubuliǎo !tāmen běnlái yǐwéi luàn rēng lājī shénbùzhīguǐbùjué ,zhèyàng yī tiē dàjiā dōu zhīdao le ,tāmen juéde lǎoliǎn dōu diū jìn le !
Ah, maybe they can't accept this new style of communication. They thought no one would ever know that they leave trash all over the place. When someone puts up something like this, everyone knows what they've been up to. They feel like it's a big loss of face.
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