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不经意

bù jīng yì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 3-character word Traditional 不經意

不经意 (bù jīng yì) means "not paying attention; carelessly; by accident". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不经意 means

1. not paying attention; carelessly; by accident

The characters in 不经意

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 经jīngclassics; sacred book; scripture
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Words starting with 不经意

• 不经意间bù jīng yì jiānwithout paying attention; without noticing; unconsciously

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