无意

wú yì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

1. inadvertent
2. accidental
3. to have no intention of (doing sth)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

2 items

故意

gù yì

deliberately; on purpose

表示有意识地做某事，与无意相对

存心

cún xīn

deliberately

存心表示有意、蓄意，是无意的反义词

Related words

2 items

偶然

ǒu rán

incidentally

偶然表示偶然发生，与无意表无意之中发生的意义相近

意外

yì wài

unexpected

意外表示意料之外，与无意的“非故意”含义相关联

Usage notes

Collocations

常见搭配是“无意中”，表示“没有刻意去做”，如“无意中发现了秘密”。

Common mistakes

“无意”不能带宾语，不要说“我无意这件事”，应该说“我无意做这件事”或者“我对这件事无意”。

Example Sentences

2 shown

他无意中说出了真相。

He unintentionally revealed the truth.

无意冒犯！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10064220)

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Words Containing 无意

有意无意

yǒu yì wú yì

intentionally or otherwise

accidentally

unconscious

inadvertently

yán zhě wú yì , tīng zhě yǒu xīn

to take a casual remark to heart (idiom)

Child Words of 无意

not to have

idea

无意