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不慎
不慎 (bú shèn): Careless / inadvertent (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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不 • bú • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bú
不
not; no
慎 • shèn • cautious, careful, prudent
shèn
慎
cautious, careful, prudent
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不慎.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
Words with
慎
谨慎
jǐn shèn
prudent; careful; cautious
慎重
shèn zhòng
careful; considerate; discreet
毖慎
bì shèn
cautious and careful
小心谨慎
xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn
cautious; careful
谦虚谨慎
qiān xū jǐn shèn
To be humble and careful in one's actions and words, avoiding arrogance and recklessness.
4.
How to Use 不慎 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
bù
不
shèn
慎
diū
丢
shī
失
neutral
lose accidentally
bù
不
shèn
慎
shuāi
摔
dǎo
倒
neutral
fall accidentally
Verb + Adverb
with
操作
cāo
操
zuò
作
bù
不
shèn
慎
Noun + Adverb
with
言语
yán
言
yǔ
语
bù
不
shèn
慎
5.
Example Sentences with 不慎
tā
他
bù
不
shèn
慎
shuāi
摔
dǎo
倒
le
了
neutral
careless operation
formal
Written
careless words
。
He accidentally fell down.
tā
他
zài
在
qiān
签
shǔ
署
zhòng
重
yào
要
wén
文
jiàn
件
shí
时
bú
不
shèn
慎
yí
遗
lòu
漏
le
了
guān
关
jiàn
键
tiáo
条
kuǎn
款
。
He inadvertently omitted a key clause when signing the important document.
nǐ
你
zuó
昨
tiān
天
shì
是
bu
不
shì
是
bú
不
shèn
慎
bǎ
把
huì
会
yì
议
jì
记
lù
录
shān
删
chú
除
le
了
？
Did you accidentally delete the meeting minutes yesterday?
tā
他
bìng
并
fēi
非
bú
不
shèn
慎
fàn
犯
cuò
错
，
ér
而
shì
是
gù
故
yì
意
wú
无
shì
视
le
了
ān
安
quán
全
guī
规
dìng
定
。
He did not make a mistake inadvertently; he deliberately ignored the safety regulations.
yóu
由
yú
于
jiē
接
xiàn
线
bú
不
shèn
慎
，
zhěng
整
gè
个
diàn
电
lù
路
xì
系
tǒng
统
tū
突
rán
然
fā
发
shēng
生
le
了
duǎn
短
lù
路
。
Due to careless wiring, the entire circuit system suddenly short-circuited.
