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一不小心

Word definition:

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness; accidentally
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *一* | 一* | *一
1画
one; a, an; alone
1000.0
M
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *不* | 不* | *不
4画
no, not; un-; negative prefix
1090.0
MF
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *小* | 小* | *小
3画
small, tiny, insignificant
9000.0
NC
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *心* | 心* | *心
4画
heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
3300.0
P

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness; accidentally
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *一* | 一* | *一
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
  
  xiǎo
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *小* | 小* | *小
small / tiny / few / young
  
to be careful / to take care
   
   xīn
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *心* | 心* | *心
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL: 顆|颗, 個|个


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