# 不慎 (bùshèn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不慎 (bùshèn) means “careless; incautious; by accident”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: careless; incautious; by accident
- Pinyin: bùshèn (bu4 shen4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他不慎打碎了玻璃杯子。
  Tā bùshèn dǎsuì le bōli bēizi.
  He accidentally broke the glass cup.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 慎 (shèn): careful; cautious

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-shen-careless/

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