未知

wèizhī

adjective #5,717

Meanings

1 unknown
2 uncertain

Characters

Literally 'not yet known' — something that remains to be discovered.

Examples

这种病的原因还是未知的。

Zhèzhǒng bìng de yuányīn háishì wèizhī de.

The cause of this disease is still unknown.

我们面对着许多未知的挑战。

Wǒmen miànduì zhe xǔduō wèizhī de tiǎozhàn.

We face many unknown challenges.

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usage

未知 is more formal than 不知道. Used for abstract unknowns (未知数 = unknown variable), while 不知道 is for personal not-knowing.

Stroke Order

未 wèi

知 zhī