不懂事

bùdǒngshì

phrase

Meanings

1 immature
2 thoughtless
3 doesn't know how to behave

Characters

matters / affairs

Examples

他还小，不懂事，请别介意。

Tā hái xiǎo, bù dǒngshì, qǐng bié jièyì.

He's still young and doesn't know any better, please don't mind.

都这么大了还这么不懂事。

Dōu zhème dà le hái zhème bù dǒngshì.

He's this old and still so immature.

Tips

culture

懂事 ('to know how things work, to be sensible') is a core praise word for Chinese children — to be 不懂事 isn't just immature, it's failing the social-emotional curriculum families expect kids to absorb.

Stroke Order

不 bù

懂 dǒng

事 shì