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无意 (wú yì): Unintentional / inadvertent / unintentionally / inadvertently (Verb, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
无 • wú • without • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
wú
无
without
意 • yì • thought, idea, meaning, intention
yì
意
thought, idea, meaning, intention
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 无意.
Words with
无
无法
wú fǎ
unable
无聊
wú liáo
bored; boring
无论
wú lùn
no matter what or how
无关
wú guān
unrelated
无奈
wú nài
cannot help but; have no alternative; have no choice
无效
wú xiào
not valid
无数
wú shù
innumerable; countless; myriad
无限
wú xiàn
unlimited
Words with
意
意思
yì si
meaning
有意思
yǒu yì si
interesting
没意思
méi yì si
boring
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
同意
tóng yì
to agree
愿意
yuàn yì
willing
注意
zhù yì
take note of
满意
mǎn yì
pleased; satisfied
4.
How to Use 无意 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
发现
wú
无
yì
意
zhōng
中
fā
发
xiàn
现
neutral
discover unintentionally
Adverb + Adjective
with
纯属
chún
纯
shǔ
属
wú
无
yì
意
Adverb + Verb
with
冒犯
wú
无
yì
意
mào
冒
fàn
犯
Adjective + Noun
with
举
wú
无
yì
意
zhī
之
jǔ
举
5.
Example Sentences with 无意
wǒ
我
wú
无
yì
意
zhōng
中
kàn
看
dào
到
le
formal
Written
purely unintentional
formal
no offense intended
formal
Written
an unintentional act
了
nǐ
你
de
的
shū
书
。
I saw your book unintentionally.
nǐ
你
gāng
刚
cái
才
shì
是
bu
不
shì
是
wú
无
yì
意
jiān
间
tí
提
dào
到
le
了
xià
下
zhōu
周
de
的
jīng
惊
xǐ
喜
pài
派
duì
对
?
Did you just inadvertently mention the surprise party next week?
tā
他
bìng
并
fēi
非
wú
无
yì
意
chí
迟
dào
到
,
ér
而
shì
是
gù
故
yì
意
tuō
拖
yán
延
shí
时
jiān
间
biǎo
表
dá
达
bù
不
mǎn
满
。
He was not unintentionally late; he deliberately delayed to express his dissatisfaction.
zài
在
zhěng
整
lǐ
理
jiù
旧
wù
物
shí
时
,
wǒ
我
wú
无
yì
意
fā
发
xiàn
现
le
了
zǔ
祖
fù
父
chén
尘
fēng
封
duō
多
nián
年
de
的
rì
日
jì
记
běn
本
。
While sorting through old belongings, I inadvertently discovered my grandfather's long-sealed diary.
tā
她
wú
无
yì
意
jiān
间
tòu
透
lù
露
le
了
zhè
这
ge
个
mì
秘
mì
密
,
ràng
让
dà
大
jiā
家
dōu
都
gǎn
感
dào
到
jīng
惊
yà
讶
。
She inadvertently revealed the secret, which surprised everyone.