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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
不知不覺 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
不知不覺 =
ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ · bùzhībùjué
adv — unconsciously, without realizing it, before one knows it

字源 FORM — what the parts do

not (不是)
to know (知道)zhī
not (不是)
to feel, become aware (覺得)jué
不知不覺,知道的知,覺得的覺。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

天黑了才發現,一整天就這樣過去。
You look up and it is already dark — the whole day went by without your knowing (知) or feeling (覺) it pass.
記憶法
關 · Related
chájuéto notice — the awareness this phrase lacks由自主bùyóuzìzhǔthe sibling "can't help it" — action past the will