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过失

guò shī · guo shi

Traditional 過失

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. error
  2. fault
  3. (law) negligence
  4. delinquency
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My fault

  1. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，茶杯(chábēi)是(shì)我(wǒ)打破(dǎpò)的(de)。

    Sorry, I broke the teacup.

  2. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，别(bié)难过(nánguò)。

    It's okay. Don't feel bad.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)我的(wǒde)过失(guòshī)，我(wǒ)来(lái)赔(péi)。

    This is my fault. I'll pay for it.

  4. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)，是(shì)我(wǒ)先(xiān)碰到(pèngdào)了(le)桌子(zhuōzi)。

    Actually, I bumped the table first.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)这(zhè)就(jiù)不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)一个人(yīgèrén)的(de)过失(guòshī)了(le)。

    Then it's not only my fault.

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)跟(gēn)老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)吧(ba)。

    Right, let's go tell the owner together.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

比(bǐ)尔(ěr)承(chéng)担(dān)了(le)损(sǔn)失(shī)的(de)过(guò)失(shī)责(zé)任(rèn)。

Bill took the blame for the loss.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)事(shì)故(gù)是(shì)司(sī)机(jī)的(de)过(guò)失(shī)造(zào)成(chéng)的(de)。

This accident was caused by the driver's negligence.

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