不知不觉 bù zhī bù jué — unconsciously; unwittingly; before one realizes it

不知不觉
bù zhī bù jué

Characters: 不 · 知 · 不 · 觉

Definitions

  1. unconsciously; unwittingly; before one realizes it

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. (idiom) unconsciously
  2. unwittingly

ExtDict

  1. 知：知道
  2. 觉：觉察。没有意识到，没有觉察到。现多指未加注意。

Examples

  • 时间过得真快，不知不觉就天黑了。

    Time flew, and before we knew it, it was dark.

  • 他不知不觉走到了母校门口。

    Before he realized it, he had walked to the gate of his old school.