不经意

bù jīng yì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

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Definitions

1. not paying attention
2. carelessly
3. by accident

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 故意 gù yì 故意 gù yì deliberately; on purpose 表示有意地做某事: deliberately; on purpose

Related words

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• 随意 suí yì 随意 suí yì as one wishes 表示不刻意、不拘束，但通常是有意识的: as one wishes

Synonyms

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• 无意 wú yì 无意 wú yì inadvertent 表示并非故意或没有意识到: inadvertent

Usage notes

Collocations

常用于固定搭配“不经意间”，表示在不注意的时候发生某事。

Common mistakes

不要说“不经意地做某事”来表示随意地做，那通常用“随意地”。

Example Sentences

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他 不经意 间说出了真相。

He inadvertently revealed the truth.

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Words Containing 不经意

• 不经意间 不经意间 bù jīng yì jiān: without paying attention
• 漫不经意 漫不经意 màn bù jīng yì: careless

Child Words of 不经意

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 经 经 jīng: classics
• 意 意 yì: idea