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不经意

不經意
bù jīng yìHSK 7

不经意 (bù jīng yì) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
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Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

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adjective 形

  1. Englishto be careless

    • EX
      他做事很不经意，经常把重要的钥匙弄丢。

      He is very careless in the way he does things and often loses important keys.

    • EX
      他犯了一个不经意的错误。

      He made a careless mistake.

2

adverb 副

  1. Englishnot paying attention

    • EX
      我不经意地回头看了一眼，发现他正跟着我。

      I glanced back without thinking and noticed that he was following me.

    • EX
      很多伟大的发明都是在不经意间产生的。

      Many great inventions have come about inadvertently.