疏失
shū shī
Pinyin

Definition

疏失
 - 
shū shī
  1. to make a (careless) mistake
  2. oversight

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
失信
shī xìn
  1. 1 to break a promise
失利
shī lì
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to suffer defeat
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

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
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
  1. 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
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
天网恢恢，疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
  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)

Sample Sentences

我看不只是情绪激动哦，那位贾先生摆明了就是要找我们麻烦，他刚刚从头到尾都没有想看一下过世的妈妈，只是指控我们有医疗疏失。
wǒkàn bù zhǐshì qíngxù jīdòng ò ，nà wèi Jiǎ xiānsheng bǎimíng le jiùshì yào zhǎo wǒmen máfan ，tā gānggāng cóngtóudàowěi dōu méiyǒu xiǎng kàn yíxià guòshì de māma ，zhǐshì zhǐkòng wǒmen yǒu yīliáo shūshī 。
Nurse: It didn't just seem like the heat of the moment to me. I think that Mr Jia was out for blood. He didn't even mention wanting to see his mom from start to finish, he was only focused on accusing us of being at fault.
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