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大意

dàyi

careless; negligent

A person gazes at the sky about to step on a banana peel
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Characters in this word

大 dà

Strokes
3
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

意 yì

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
音 sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 意

Example phrases

  • 审计人员一时大意,把关键凭证归入了错误的年度。 Shěnjì rényuán yìshí dàyi, bǎ guānjiàn píngzhèng guīrù le cuòwù de niándù. The auditor was careless for a moment and filed the key voucher under the wrong year.
  • 考试的时候千万不能大意,要认真检查。 Kǎoshì de shíhou qiānwàn bù néng dàyi, yào rènzhēn jiǎnchá. You must never be careless during an exam; check everything carefully.
  • 开车的时候一点也不能大意。 Kāichē de shíhou yìdiǎn yě bù néng dàyi. You cannot be careless at all when driving.

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