无意

無意

wúyì

adjective HSK 7 #3,570

Meanings

1 unintentional
2 inadvertent
3 to have no intention of

Characters

intention; meaning

Examples

我无意伤害你。

Wǒ wúyì shānghài nǐ.

I had no intention of hurting you.

他无意中发现了一个秘密。

Tā wúyì zhōng fāxiàn le yī gè mìmì.

He accidentally discovered a secret.

Tips

usage

无意 has two uses: (1) 'unintentionally' with 中 (无意中 = by accident), (2) 'to have no intention of' followed by a verb (无意参加 = have no intention of participating).

Stroke Order

无 wú

意 yì