失误
shī wù
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

失去
shī qù
  1. 1 to lose
失败
shī bài
  1. 1 to be defeated
  2. 2 to lose
  3. 3 to fail (e.g. experiments)
  4. 4 failure
  5. 5 defeat
  6. 6 CL:次[cì]
失望
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair
失眠
shī mián
  1. 1 to suffer from insomnia
消失
xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away
丢失
diū shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 lost
丧失
sàng shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to forfeit
失
shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to miss
  3. 3 to fail
失地
shī dì
  1. 1 to lose land
  2. 2 dispossessed
失常
shī cháng
  1. 1 not normal
  2. 2 an aberration
失意
shī yì
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 frustrated
失态
shī tài
  1. 1 to forget one's manners
  2. 2 to forget oneself
  3. 3 to lose self-control (in a situation)
失恋
shī liàn
  1. 1 to lose one's love
  2. 2 to break up (in a romantic relationship)
  3. 3 to feel jilted
失掉
shī diào
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to miss
失控
shī kòng
  1. 1 to go out of control
失败者
shī bài zhě
  1. 1 loser
失散
shī sàn
  1. 1 to lose touch with
  2. 2 missing
  3. 3 scattered
  4. 4 separated from
失业
shī yè
  1. 1 unemployment
  2. 2 to lose one's job
失而复得
shī ér fù dé
  1. 1 to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
失落
shī luò
  1. 1 to lose (sth)
  2. 2 to drop (sth)
  3. 3 to feel a sense of loss
  4. 4 frustrated
  5. 5 disappointment
  6. 6 loss

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千虑一失
qiān lu:4 yī shī
  1. 1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
  1. 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
大惊失色
dà jīng shī sè
  1. 1 to turn pale with fright (idiom)
天网恢恢，疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
  1. 1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
  1. 1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
  2. 2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
失之毫厘，谬以千里
shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
  1. 1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ
  1. 1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘，差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ
  1. 1 a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失而复得
shī ér fù dé
  1. 1 to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
  1. 1 dazed
  2. 2 beside oneself (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我们怎么好跟政府比。政府输了，顶多是个决策失误。而我们输了，就是赔了夫人又折兵啊。
wǒmen zěnme hǎo gēn zhèngfǔ bǐ 。zhèngfǔ shū le ，dǐngduō shì ge juécè shīwù 。ér wǒmen shū le ，jiùshì péile fūrén yòu zhébīng a 。
How can we compare to the government? If the government fails, at worst it will be called a "policy decision error", but if we fail, we face a dual loss.
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3. 在和人争辩或工作出现失误后，我还能继续安心工作：______
sān . zài hé rén zhēngbiàn huò gōngzuò chūxiàn shīwù hòu ，wǒ hái néng jìxù ānxīn gōngzuò ：______
3. After having a dispute or a problem at work, I can still continue to work calmly:_____
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