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bùdé ér zhī...
cannot be known... (不得而知……)
不得而知 means “cannot be known.” It is formal and often used when facts, reasons, or effects are still unclear.
Exemple de référence
事情的真相目前还不得而知。
Shìqing de zhēnxiàng mùqián hái bùdé ér zhī.
The truth of the matter cannot yet be known.
HSK 6
HSK 6
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Résumé de la leçon
Read the sample sentence and notice how 不得而知…… works in the frame: A 不得而知.
不得而知 usually follows the unknown thing, such as 真相, 原因, 影响, 结果. It often appears with 目前, 尚, 还. It is more formal than 不知道 and usually does not take a personal subject like 我.
Structure grammaticale
A 不得而知
states formally that information is unknown or cannot yet be determined
事情的真相目前还不得而知。
Shìqing de zhēnxiàng mùqián hái bùdé ér zhī.
The truth of the matter cannot yet be known.
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