不慎 (bù shèn) — careless; incautious (formal, often used adverbially before verbs)
Definition
不慎 is a formal word meaning 'careless, inadvertent', almost always used before verbs to describe an accident (e.g. 不慎摔倒). Unlike 粗心 (a character trait) or 草率 (rash actions), it frames a single careless moment.
adjective
carelessincautious (formal, often used adverbially before verbs)
Examples
- ，。Tā bú shèn shuāi dǎo, bǎ tuǐ shuāi shāng le.He fell carelessly and hurt his leg.
- 。Tā dǎ zì shí bú shèn dǎ cuò le zì.She accidentally typed the wrong character while typing.
- 。Tā bān dōng xi shí bú shèn niǔ dào le yāo.He strained his back carelessly while moving things.
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