🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

未知

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wèi zhī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unbekannt/ʊnbəˈkvaːnt/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这位艺术家仍然是未知的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not known or familiar.

    "The artist's work remained unknown to the public until recently."
  2. 2

    Not recognized or identified.

    "She received a letter from an unknown sender."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'unbekannt' is derived from the German prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'bekannt' meaning 'known'. Its roots trace back to Middle High German 'bekant', which evolved from Old High German 'bi-chan', indicating a state of being unknown or unfamiliar.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Unbekannt"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Unbekannt"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Unbekannt" Synonym Map