一
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小
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To be a little bit careless in Chinese: 一不小心 (yī bù xiǎo xīn)

yī bù xiǎo xīn

to be a little bit careless

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness

Stroke order

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一
不
小
心

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我一不小心把杯子打碎了。

    wǒ yí bù xiǎo xīn bǎ bēi zi dǎ suì le。

    In a careless moment, I broke the cup.

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Related words

不

bù

no

小

xiǎo

small

一

yī

one

心

xīn

heart

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

第一

dì yī

first

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

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