知其然而不知其所以然
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán
Pinyin
Definition
知其然而不知其所以然
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- to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 (negative prefix)
- 2 not
- 3 no
- 1 can
- 2 may
- 3 possible
- 4 able to
- 5 not bad
- 6 pretty good
- 1 to know
- 2 to become aware of
- 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
- 1 and
- 2 as well as
- 3 and so
- 4 but (not)
- 5 yet (not)
- 6 (indicates causal relation)
- 7 (indicates change of state)
- 8 (indicates contrast)
- 1 old variant of 以[yǐ]
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一则以喜,一则以忧
- 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一哄而散
- 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
- 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
- 2 spotless