# 不知不觉 (bùzhībùjué)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不知不觉 (bùzhībùjué) means “unconsciously; before one knows it”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unconsciously; before one knows it
- Pinyin: bùzhībùjué (bu4 zhi1 bu4 jue2)
- Traditional: 不知不覺
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 不知不觉中，三年已经过去了。
  Bùzhībùjué zhōng, sān nián yǐjīng guòqù le.
  Before we knew it, three years had already passed.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 知 (zhī): to know; to be aware
- [觉](https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-sleep/) (jiào): sleep; nap

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-zhi-bu-jue-unconsciously/

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