Definition
天晓得 is a colloquial interjection meaning 'Heaven knows' or 'Who knows?' — it expresses that the speaker has no idea about something or finds it hard to understand, often with a tone of helplessness or exasperation. Use it at the beginning of a sentence, like 天晓得他为什么不来. Unlike English 'God knows', it has no religious overtone in Chinese; it's just a common fixed phrase.
interjection
Heaven knowswho knows? (expressing uncertainty, confusion, or resignation)
Examples
- 天晓得!tiān xiǎo de tā shénme shíhou cái néng huílái!Heaven knows when he'll come back!
- 天晓得,。tiān xiǎo de, zhè dào tí wǒ wánquán kàn bu dǒng.Who knows? I can't understand this question at all.
- ?天晓得!Nǐ wèn tā wèishéme shēngqì? tiān xiǎo de!You ask him why he's angry? Heaven knows!
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