not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 一无所知 with this easy mnemonic:

I am the one (一) and only person who does not (无) know anything about the place (所) of the treasure. Everyone else knows (知) but me.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 知
• 无
• 所
• 一

• 知识
• 一边
• 一下子
• 所以
• 一旦
• 毫无疑问
• 无辜
• 一点儿
• 一无所知
• 所谓
• 无关
• 告知
• 第一
• 一起
• 一会
• 唯一

The reading of 一无所知 is yī wú suǒ zhī.

You can remember how to say 一无所知 with this useful mnemonic:

It (yī) would (wú) be dangerous to show (suǒ) me the spot because I am such a blabbermouth, the (zhī) location would be disclosed immediately.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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