不
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意

Not paying attention in Chinese: 不经意 (bù jīng yì)

bù jīng yì

not paying attention

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 不經意1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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不
经
意

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

不经意

Simplified

不經意

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她不经意地说出了这个秘密。

    tā bù jīng yì dì shuō chū le zhè ge mì mì。

    She let the secret slip out inadvertently.

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Related words

不

bù

no

经

jīng

classics

已经

yǐ jīng

already

意思

yì si

idea

经常

jīng cháng

frequently

经过

jīng guò

to pass

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

满意

mǎn yì

satisfied

同意

tóng yì

to agree

愿意

yuàn yì

to wish

注意

zhù yì

to take note of

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

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