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不可知论

bù kě zhī lùndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

不可知論 不可知论 [bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4] /agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable/

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Other forms in these source records: 不可知論

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 知
    zhī

    to know / to be aware

  • 论
    lùn

    opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc)

    Lún

    abbr. for 論語|论语[Lún yǔ], The Analects (of Confucius)

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