Heaven knows; God knows; who knows
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesphrase
Heaven knows; God knows; used to indicate that something is difficult to understand or impossible to tell
informalOften used at the beginning or end of a sentence to emphasize uncertainty. Implies that the answer is unknown to everyone or only known to a higher power.
Tiān天
zhī知
dào道
nà那
shì是
zěn怎
me么
yī一
huí回
shì事
!
Heaven knows what that was all about!
Tiān天
zhī知
dào道
tā他
xiàn现
zài在
zài在
nǎ哪
lǐ里
。
Heaven only knows where he is right now.
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Tiān天
zhī知
dào道
tā他
men们
wèi为
shén什
me么
yòu又
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
Who knows why they're late again.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
de的
zhēn真
xiàng相
,
tiān天
zhī知
dào道
!
The truth of this matter? Heaven knows!