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疏忽

shū hu · shu hu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to neglect
  2. to overlook
  3. negligence
  4. carelessness
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  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)给(gěi)老板(lǎobǎn)的(de)邮件(yóujiàn)没有(méiyǒu)附件(fùjiàn)。

    Your email to the boss has no attachment.

  2. Liangliang

    啊(a)！是(shì)我的(wǒde)疏忽(shūhu)。

    Oh no! That's my oversight.

  3. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)补发(bǔfā)一下(yīxià)，别(bié)再(zài)疏忽(shūhu)了(le)。

    Resend it quickly, and don't be careless again.

  4. Liangliang

    补发(bǔfā)好了(hǎole)，这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)再(zài)疏忽(shūhu)。

    I resent it. This time I won't be careless again.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)发给了(fāgěile)我(wǒ)。

    But you sent it to me.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)责(zé)备(bèi)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)疏(shū)忽(hu)。

He reprimanded me for my oversight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by basilhan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

提(tí)交(jiāo)工(gōng)作(zuò)内(nèi)容(róng)之(zhī)前(qián)请(qǐng)仔(zǐ)细(xì)检(jiǎn)查(chá)，这(zhè)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)疏(shū)忽(hu)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)。

Edit your work better before you submit it, it's sloppy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by beaushiny · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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