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

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Character Breakdown

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

Word Info

Pinyinbú shèn
MeaningCareless / inadvertent
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 不慎.

Words with 不
  • 不要bù yàodon't!
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 不错bù cuòcorrect
  • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
  • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
  • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
  • 不同bù tóngdifferent
Words with 慎
  • 谨慎jǐn shènprudent; careful; cautious
  • 慎重shèn zhòngcareful; considerate; discreet
  • 毖慎bì shèncautious and careful
  • 小心谨慎xiǎo xīn jǐn shèncautious; 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 + Adverbwith操作
cāo操
zuò作
bù不
shèn慎
Noun + Adverbwith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.