下意识
xiàyìshí
subconscious; subconsciously
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
识 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 只 only, merely, just
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听到玻璃碎裂的声音，他下意识地把孩子拉到身后。 Tīngdào bōli suìliè de shēngyīn, tā xiàyìshí de bǎ háizi lā dào shēnhòu. Hearing the sound of glass shattering, he subconsciously pulled the child behind him.
- 每次听到有人叫他的名字，他都会下意识地回头看看。 Měi cì tīngdào yǒu rén jiào tā de míngzi, tā dōu huì xiàyìshí de huítóu kànkàn. Every time he hears someone call his name, he subconsciously turns his head to look.
- 她下意识地摸了摸口袋，才想起钥匙已经交给了朋友。 Tā xiàyìshí de mōle mō kǒudai, cái xiǎngqǐ yàoshi yǐjīng jiāogěi le péngyou. She subconsciously patted her pocket before remembering she had already given the keys to a friend.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down