Chinese Word: 不知好歹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom); not to know what's good for one; unable to recognize others' good intentions

1		nǐ 你 zěn me 怎么 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹 ne 呢？ Why didn't you know good from bad?
2		xiǎo hái zi 小孩子 shì 是 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹 de 的。 Young children are amoral.
3		tā 她 shì bu shì 是不是 tài 太 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹 le 了？ yáo 摇 le 了 yáo tóu 摇头。 Was she too stubborn?Shook to jolt head.
4		duì 对 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹 de 的 rén 人 shì 释 yǐ 以 shàn yì 善意 shì 是 yú chǔn 愚蠢 de 的。 It is a mistake to lavish kindness to ungrateful people.
5		shì shí shàng 事实上， tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 huàn 换 nǚ yǒu 女友， yīn wèi 因为 tā 他 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹。 In fact, he often changes girlfriend, for he doesn't know chalk from cheese.

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1		nǐ 你 zěn me 怎么 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹 ne 呢？ Why didn't you know good from bad?
2		xiǎo hái zi 小孩子 shì 是 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹 de 的。 Young children are amoral.
3		tā 她 shì bu shì 是不是 tài 太 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹 le 了？ yáo 摇 le 了 yáo tóu 摇头。 Was she too stubborn?Shook to jolt head.
4		duì 对 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹 de 的 rén 人 shì 释 yǐ 以 shàn yì 善意 shì 是 yú chǔn 愚蠢 de 的。 It is a mistake to lavish kindness to ungrateful people.
5		shì shí shàng 事实上， tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 huàn 换 nǚ yǒu 女友， yīn wèi 因为 tā 他 bù zhī 不知 hǎo dǎi 好歹。 In fact, he often changes girlfriend, for he doesn't know chalk from cheese.