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失误

shī wù · shi wu

Traditional 失誤

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. lapse
  2. mistake
  3. to make a mistake
  4. fault
  5. service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
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In a conversation

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The untied shoelace

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)那(nà)一球(yīqiú)，是不是(shìbùshì)失误(shīwù)了(le)？

    Was that shot just now your mistake?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)第三个(dìsāngè)失误(shīwù)。

    Yes, my third mistake today.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)很(hěn)紧张(jǐnzhāng)？

    Are you nervous?

  4. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)鞋带(xiédài)开了(kāile)。

    No, my shoelace came undone.

  5. Liangliang

    鞋带(xiédài)开了(kāile)就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)的(de)失误(shīwù)！

    A loose shoelace is your own mistake!

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)先(xiān)系(xì)鞋带(xiédài)，再(zài)进球(jìnqiú)。

    OK. Next time I will tie my shoelace first, then score.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)犯(fàn)了(le)个(gè)大(dà)失(shī)误(wù)。

Tom has made a big mistake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)比(bǐ)赛(sài)他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)一(yí)次(cì)失(shī)误(wù)输(shū)掉(diào)了(le)。

He lost this match because of one mistake.

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