# 未知数 (wèizhīshù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 未知数 (wèizhīshù) means “unknown number; uncertainty”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unknown number; uncertainty
- Pinyin: wèizhīshù (wei4 zhi1 shu4)
- Traditional: 未知數
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 比赛能否举行还是个未知数。
  Bǐsài néngfǒu jǔxíng háishì gè wèizhīshù.
  Whether the match will be held is still an unknown.

## Characters

- [未](https://hanziro.com/word/wei-not-yet/) (wèi): (adverb) not yet; have not
- 知 (zhī): to know; to be aware
- [数](https://hanziro.com/word/shu-count/) (shǔ): to count; to count as

https://hanziro.com/word/wei-zhi-shu-unknown-number/

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