一无所知

一無所知

yīwú-suǒzhī

idiom HSK 7-9 #3,411

Meanings

Literally 'completely without anything one knows' — to know nothing at all

对于这件事，我一无所知。

Duìyú zhè jiàn shì, wǒ yīwú-suǒzhī.

I know nothing about this matter.

他对中国历史一无所知。

Tā duì Zhōngguó lìshǐ yīwú-suǒzhī.

He knows nothing about Chinese history.

usage

Often used with 对 to specify what one knows nothing about. Compare with 一无所有 (to have nothing) — same structure but 知 (know) replaces 有 (have).

一 yī

无 wú

所 suǒ

知 zhī