have no intention; unintentionally
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
have no intention/wish to; be unwilling to
formalOften used with 于 (yú) or 参加 (cānjiā) to indicate unwillingness towards a specific action.
Tā他
wú无
yì意
yú于
cǐ此
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
bì必
zài再
quàn劝
le了
。
He has no interest in this matter, so we don't need to persuade him further.
Tā她
wú无
yì意
cān参
jiā加
jìng竞
xuǎn选
，
zhǐ只
xiǎng想
zhuān专
zhù注
yú于
zì自
jǐ己
de的
yán研
jiū究
。
She has no intention of running for election and only wants to focus on her research.
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Jì既
rán然
tā他
wú无
yì意
bāng帮
máng忙
，
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
zì自
jǐ己
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
ba吧
。
Since he is unwilling to help, we'll just figure it out ourselves.
adverb
unintentionally; accidentally; by chance
neutralUsed to indicate that an action was done without prior intent, often leading to a serendipitous discovery.
Tā他
zài在
zhěng整
lǐ理
jiù旧
shū书
shí时
，
wú无
yì意
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
zhāng张
fàn泛
huáng黄
de的
zhào照
piàn片
。
While organizing old books, he accidentally discovered a yellowed photograph.
Wǒ我
wú无
yì意
zhōng中
tīng听
dào到
le了
tā他
men们
de的
mì秘
mì密
tán谈
huà话
。
I overheard their secret conversation by chance.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
duì队
wú无
yì意
jiān间
wā挖
jué掘
chū出
le了
yī一
zuò座
gǔ古
dài代
mù墓
zàng葬
。
The archaeological team unintentionally excavated an ancient tomb.