bù jīng yì
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  • v.be careless/thoughtless; by accident

    • tā gòu mǎi tōu lai de zhū bǎo bù jīng yì jiān chéng le qiǎng jié àn de gòng fàn

      购买珠宝不经意抢劫案共犯

      By buying the stolen jewels, she became an unknowing accomplice to the robbery.

    • tā bù jīng yì bǎ chá bēi pèng dǎo le

      不经意茶杯碰倒

      He accidentally knocked over a cup.

    • wǒ bù jīng yì de tí dào wǒ kě néng huì duì chū guó gōng zuò gǎn xìng qù

      不经意提到可能出国工作感兴趣

      I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.

    • bù jīng yì kàn mǎ lì hǎo xiàng hěn píng jìng

      不经意玛丽好像平静

      To the casual observer, Mary seemed quite calm.

    • tā bù jīng yì de dé zuì le tā

      不经意得罪

      He unwittingly offended her.

    • lǜ shī kàn sì bù jīng yì de wèn tí shì wèi le shǐ zhèng ren cuò shǒu bù jí

      律师看似不经意问题使证人措手不及

      The lawyer's apparently innocent question was designed to catch the witness off guard.