无意识

無意識
wúyìshí
adjective #20,443

Meanings

  1. 1 unconscious
  2. 2 involuntary
  3. 3 unintentional
  4. 4 without awareness

Examples

Tā wúyìshí de yǎo qǐle zhǐjia, zhè shì tā jǐnzhāng shí de xíguàn.
He unconsciously started biting his nails — a habit when he is nervous.
Xīnlǐxué yánjiū biǎomíng, hěn duō xíngwéi shì wúyìshí de.
Psychological research shows that many behaviors are unconscious.

Tips

usage
无意识 can describe an involuntary action (comparable to 自觉) or the psychological 'unconscious' mind (as in Freudian 无意识/潜意识). In everyday speech, 自觉 (bù zìjué de) is a common colloquial equivalent for unconscious/involuntary actions.

Stroke Order

shí