谁知 (誰知)
shéi zhī
Pinyin
Definition
谁知 (誰知)
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- lit. who knows
- who would have thought
- unexpectedly
- unpredictably
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
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
一望而知
- 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
- 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
- 2 without an inkling
一知半解
- 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
- 2 dilettante
- 3 amateur
一叶知秋
- 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
- 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
- 3 a straw in the wind
Sample Sentences
方便是方便,市政规划、交通政策也得跟上脚步呀!用户只知道骑,却不知道停哪儿?说只能临时停,但是谁知道所谓临时是多久?
Convenience is convenience, but city planning and transport policy has to catch up! The users only concern themselves with cycling, but don't know where to park? They say they're only parking temporarily, but who knows how long "temporary" is supposed to be?
我本来也不想玩,谁知道一下载后就上瘾了。
I wasn't going to play it, but I got addicted right after downloading it.
是啊,她也不年轻了,谁知道下次还有没有机会再来。
Yes, she's not so young anymore, who knows when she'll come again.
第一次看还是阴差阳错地陪老人家去公园组织的老电影放映会,谁知我第一眼就爱上了,从此一发不可收拾。
The first time I watched an old movie, was at a screening party at a park when I accompanied an elderly. Who could guess that I would fall in love with it at first sight, and can be controlled since.
是吗?说不定他们真的有一腿,只是经纪公司说谎,反正荧光幕前,真真假假谁知道。
Really? Maybe they really did have sex, but the agency is lying about it, as when it comes to television no one really knows what is true and what is false.
你说的是没错,但谁知道会不会用到呢?未雨绸缪才是正确的态度。
You're right, but who knows if it will come in useful? Preparing for a rainy day is the right attitude.
谁知道呢,这世界真是变化快,说不定哪一天,钱就是一堆废纸了,全世界都用比特币了!
Who knows? This world is really changing fast. Maybe one day money will become just a pile of worthless paper and the world will all use Bitcoin!
谁知道呢。不过很多普通美国家庭也收养中国孩子,有些还特意收养残疾孩子,给他们治病,他们觉得这样的孩子需要更多的爱。
Who knows. But many normal American families also adopt Chinese children. Some even purposely adopt disabled children and give them medical treatment because they believe these children need even more love.