tiānzhīdào

天知道

Word · Phrase

Heaven knows; God knows; who knows

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

phrase

Heaven knows; God knows; used to indicate that something is difficult to understand or impossible to tell

informal

Often 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!