孤陋寡闻

gūlòu-guǎwén

ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 孤陋寡聞
Dictionary entry

ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded

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孤
陋
寡
闻

See it in sentences

他一向孤陋寡闻。

Tā yíxiàng gūlòu-guǎwén.

English

He has always been ill-informed.

你是说我孤陋寡闻吗？

Nǐ shì shuō wǒ gūlòu-guǎwén ma?

English

Are you saying I am ignorant and narrow-minded?

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