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不晓世务 — “To be ignorant of current affairs and social trends”

不晓世务 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ignorant of current affairs and social trends”. To lack worldly wisdom or common sense in dealing with people, often appearing tactless or naive. Literally, “not know worldly affairs”.

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不晓世务 Pronunciation and Pinyin

不晓世务 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
晓
xiǎo10know, understand, dawn
世
shì5world, generation, era
务
wù6affair, business, must

Example Sentence with 不晓世务

他虽然在学术研究上很有建树,但在日常生活中却常常不晓世务,对很多基本常识都不了解。
Although he has made great achievements in academic research, in daily life he is often ignorant of worldly affairs, unfamiliar with many basic common senses.

Idioms Related to 不晓世务

Synonyms of 不晓世务

  • bù不shí识jú局miàn面unaware of the overall situation
  • bù不shí识shí时wù务ignorant of current affairs or prevailing trends

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

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Questions about 不晓世务

What does 不晓世务 mean?

不晓世务 (bù xiǎo shì wù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ignorant of current affairs and social trends”.

How do you pronounce 不晓世务?

不晓世务 is pronounced bù xiǎo shì wù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 不晓世务 literally mean?

Literally, 不晓世务 means “not know worldly affairs”. It is used to mean “to be ignorant of current affairs and social trends”.

What is the Chinese definition of 不晓世务?

不知晓当前重要的事态和时代的潮流。现也指待人接物不知趣。

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