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失误

shīwù
verbnounHSK 5

“Lapse” in Chinese is 失误 (shīwù).

Meaning

  • lapse
  • mistake
  • to make a mistake
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  • fault
  • service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)

Example

我失误了。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

shīHSK 35 strokesto losewùHSK 39 strokesmistake

More HSK 5 words

买卖mǎimaito buy and sellHSK 5直线zhíxiànstraight lineHSK 5舍不得shěbudeto hate to do sthHSK 5消除xiāochúto eliminateHSK 5人士rénshìpersonHSK 5查询cháxúnto checkHSK 5大脑dànǎobrainHSK 5拜访bàifǎngto pay a visit; to call onHSK 5古老gǔlǎoancientHSK 5灾难zāinàndisaster; catastropheHSK 5

Not to be confused with: 事务 (shìwù, (political, economic etc) affairs) · 事物 (shìwù, thing; object) · 实物 (shíwù, material object) · 食物 (shíwù, food)