不知不觉

bùzhī-bùjué

(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 不知不覺

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天不知不觉就黑了。

It got dark before we knew it.

他不知不觉睡着了。

He fell asleep without noticing.