不觉

不覺

bùjué

adverb #15,200

Meanings

Bùjué yǐjīng dào le shēnyè.

Before I knew it, it was already late at night.

Tā bùjué liú xià le yǎnlèi.

She shed tears without realizing it.

不觉 is literary. In everyday speech, 不知不觉 (bùzhībùjué) is the more common way to say 'without realizing it.'

不 bù

觉 jué