不经意 (bù jīng yì) — not paying attention; carelessly; by accident; inadvertently

Definición

不经意 means 'inadvertently / without paying attention' — a neutral, soft adverbial phrase. It's milder than 胡乱 ('recklessly') and less self-critical than 粗心大意 ('carelessly negligent').

phrase
not paying attentioncarelesslyby accidentinadvertently

Ejemplos

  • 不经意
    Tā bù jīng yì dì shuō cuò le huà.
    He said the wrong thing without paying attention.
  • 不经意
    bù jīng yì Jiān, wǒ kàn dào le tā de xiào róng.
    Inadvertently, I caught sight of her smile.
  • 不经意
    Tā bù jīng yì dì fā xiàn le wèn tí de dá àn.
    She accidentally discovered the answer to the problem.

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