一不小心 yī bù xiǎo xīn — to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness
yī (first tone, high and level) bù (fourth tone, falling) xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xīn (first tone, high and level)yi1 bu4 xiao3 xin1
to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardexpression
Meanings
to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness
to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness
expression
Character breakdown
Words containing 不
- 不bù (fourth tone, falling)not (negates verbs, adjectives and modal verbs)
- 不要bù (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)don't!
- 不错不錯bù (fourth tone, falling) cuò (fourth tone, falling)correct
- 不同bù (fourth tone, falling) tóng (second tone, rising)different
- 不断不斷búduàn (second tone, rising)continuously, unceasingly
- 不过不過búguò (second tone, rising)but, however (a lighter contrast than 但是)
- 不如bùrú (fourth tone, falling)to be not as good as; had better
- 不再bù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling)no more
- 不用bù (fourth tone, falling) yòng (fourth tone, falling)need not
- 不少bù (fourth tone, falling) shǎo (third tone, dipping)many
- 不但búdàn (second tone, rising)not only … (but also)
- 差不多chàbuduō (fourth tone, falling)about the same, close enough, not much different
- 不然bùrán (fourth tone, falling)otherwise, or else
- 不管bùguǎn (fourth tone, falling)no matter (what/how…), regardless of
- 不足bùzú (fourth tone, falling)insufficient, inadequate; a shortcoming
- 不够不夠bù (fourth tone, falling) gòu (fourth tone, falling)not enough
- 不行bù (fourth tone, falling) xíng (second tone, rising)won't do
- 不仅不僅bù (fourth tone, falling) jǐn (third tone, dipping)not only (this one)
Words containing 小
- 小xiǎo (third tone, dipping)small, little
- 小时小時xiǎoshí (third tone, dipping)hour (a length of time)
- 小姐xiǎojiě (third tone, dipping)Miss, young lady
- 小组小組xiǎo (third tone, dipping) zǔ (third tone, dipping)group
- 小心xiǎoxīn (third tone, dipping)to be careful, to watch out for
- 小说小說xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level)novel
- 小时候小時候xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising) hou (neutral tone)in one's childhood
- 大小dà (fourth tone, falling) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)dimension
- 小学小學xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xué (second tone, rising)elementary school; primary school
- 小朋友xiǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping)child
- 从小從小cóng (second tone, rising) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)from childhood
- 小型xiǎo (third tone, dipping) xíng (second tone, rising)small scale
- 小偷xiǎo (third tone, dipping) tōu (first tone, high and level)thief
- 缩小縮小suō (first tone, high and level) xiǎo (third tone, dipping)to reduce
- 小区小區xiǎo (third tone, dipping) qū (first tone, high and level)neighborhood
- 小人xiǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)person of low social status (old)
- 小声小聲xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shēng (first tone, high and level)in a low voice
- 小品xiǎo (third tone, dipping) pǐn (third tone, dipping)short, simple literary or artistic creation
Words containing 心
- 心xīn (first tone, high and level)heart
- 中心zhōng (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)center
- 心理xīn (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping)mental
- 担心擔心dānxīn (first tone, high and level)to worry, to be anxious about
- 心里心裡xīn (first tone, high and level) li (neutral tone)chest
- 心情xīn (first tone, high and level) qíng (second tone, rising)mood
- 关心關心guānxīn (first tone, high and level)to care about, to be concerned for
- 小心xiǎoxīn (third tone, dipping)to be careful, to watch out for
- 放心fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling)to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
- 耐心nàixīn (fourth tone, falling)patience; patient
- 内心內心nèi (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)heart; innermost being
- 心中xīn (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)central point
- 伤心傷心shāngxīn (first tone, high and level)sad, heartbroken, grieved
- 信心xìn (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)confidence
- 恶心噁心è (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)bad habit
- 心脏心臟xīn (first tone, high and level) zàng (fourth tone, falling)heart
- 真心zhēn (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)sincere
- 心灵心靈xīn (first tone, high and level) líng (second tone, rising)bright