谁知

誰知

shéizhī

phrase #20,773

Meanings

1 who would have thought
2 unexpectedly
3 little did anyone know

Characters

Examples

我以为他会同意，谁知他拒绝了。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā huìtóng yì, shéizhī tā jùjué le.

I thought he would agree — who would have thought he refused.

谁知天气突然变了。

Shéizhī tiānqì tūrán biàn le.

Little did anyone know the weather would suddenly change.

Tips

usage

谁知 is a rhetorical phrase used to introduce a surprising or unexpected outcome. It functions like 没想到 (méi xiǎngdào) but sounds more literary.

Stroke Order

谁 shéi

知 zhī