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不慎

不慎 (bú shèn): Careless / inadvertent (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

不慎 consists of 2 characters.

cautious, careful, prudent

Word Info

Pinyinbú shèn

MeaningCareless / inadvertent

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word不慎

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3.

How to Use 不慎 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不慎 with other words naturally.

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 + Adverbwith操作

cāo操

zuò作

bù不

shèn慎

Noun + Adverbwith言语

yán言

yǔ语

bù不

shèn慎

4.

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她

zǒu走

lù路

shí时

bù不

shèn慎

diū丢

le了

qián钱

bāo包

。

She accidentally lost her wallet while walking.

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.

yóu由

yú于

cāo操

zuò作

bù不

shèn慎

，

tā他

nòng弄

huài坏

le了

zhè这

tái台

jī机

qì器

。

Due to careless operation, he damaged the machine.

wǒ我

zǎo早

shàng上

gǎn赶

dì地

tiě铁

shí时

bú不

shèn慎

bǎ把

kā咖

fēi啡

sǎ洒

zài在

le了

xīn新

wài外

tào套

shàng上

。

I accidentally spilled coffee on my new coat while rushing for the subway this morning.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 不慎.

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3
不同bù tóngHSK 3

Words with 慎

谨慎jǐn shènHSK 5
慎重shèn zhòngHSK 6
毖慎bì shèn