# 孤陋寡闻 (gūlòuguǎwén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 孤陋寡闻 (gūlòuguǎwén) means “ill-informed and ignorant”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: ill-informed and ignorant
- Pinyin: gūlòuguǎwén (gu1 lou4 gua3 wen2)
- Traditional: 孤陋寡聞
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我读书不多，实在是孤陋寡闻。
  Wǒ dúshū bù duō, shízài shì gūlòuguǎwén.
  I have not read much and am rather ill-informed.

## Characters

- 孤 (gū): lone; lonely
- 陋 (lòu): low; humble
- 寡 (guǎ): few; scant
- [闻](https://hanziro.com/word/wen-hear/) (wén): to hear; news

https://hanziro.com/word/gu-lou-gua-wen-ill-informed-and/

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