不經意間

简 不经意间 · 繁 不經意間
Mandarin · pinyin bù jīng yì jiān

Meanings

  1. without paying attention
  2. without noticing
  3. unconsciously
  4. inadvertently
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
經
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意
yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
間
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经
jīng · classic works; pass through
间
jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality
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4–1–4–1 · bu4 jing1 yi4 jian1

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bat1 ging1 ji3 gaan1

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不經意間 · bu4 jing1 yi4 jian1
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Exact source record不經意間 不经意间 [bu4 jing1 yi4 jian1] /without paying attention/without noticing/unconsciously/inadvertently/