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少不经事

shào bù jīng shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 少不更事[shào bù gēng shì]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

少不經事 少不经事 [shao4 bu4 jing1 shi4] /see 少不更事[shao4 bu4 geng1 shi4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 少不經事

  • 少
    shǎo

    few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom

    shào

    young

  • 不
    bù

    no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

  • 经
    jīng

    classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jīng jì]

    Jīng

    surname Jing

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.