马虎
mǎ hu
Pinyin

Definition

马虎
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mǎ hu
  1. careless
  2. sloppy
  3. negligent
  4. skimpy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vigorous and lively
老虎
lǎo hǔ
  1. 1 tiger
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
卧虎
wò hǔ
  1. 1 crouching tiger
  2. 2 fig. major figure in hiding
  3. 3 concealed talent
虎
hǔ
  1. 1 tiger
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
龙腾虎跃
lóng téng hǔ yuè
  1. 1 lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. prosperous and bustling
  3. 3 vigorous and active
壁虎
bì hǔ
  1. 1 gecko
  2. 2 house lizard
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
  1. 1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. 2 to gorge oneself
猛虎
měng hǔ
  1. 1 fierce tiger
卧虎藏龙
Wò hǔ Cáng lóng
  1. 1 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[Lǐ Ān]
虎口
hǔ kǒu
  1. 1 tiger's den
  2. 2 dangerous place
  3. 3 the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
虎子
hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 tiger cub
  2. 2 brave young man
虎年
hǔ nián
  1. 1 Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
虎牙
hǔ yá
  1. 1 (coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
虎视眈眈
hǔ shì dān dān
  1. 1 to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)
  2. 2 to eye covetously
虎门
Hǔ mén
  1. 1 the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong
  2. 2 Humen Town 虎門鎮|虎门镇[Hǔ mén Zhèn]
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
路虎
Lù hǔ
  1. 1 Land Rover
雅虎
Yǎ hǔ
  1. 1 Yahoo, Internet portal
马虎
mǎ hu
  1. 1 careless
  2. 2 sloppy
  3. 3 negligent
  4. 4 skimpy

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
  1. 1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be full of needless fears
  3. 3 reds under the beds
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
  1. 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
打马虎眼
dǎ mǎ hu yǎn
  1. 1 to play dumb
  2. 2 to slack off (idiom)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
  3. 3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield

Sample Sentences

他做事不认真，常常马马虎虎。
tā zuòshì bù rènzhēn ，chángcháng mǎmahūhū 。
He doesn’t work seriously. He is careless all the time.
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马马虎虎
mǎmahūhū
Lit: Horse horse tiger tiger. Fig: So-so; careless.
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他的中文马马虎虎。
tā de Zhōngwén mǎmahūhū 。
His Chinese is just ok.
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学习不能马马虎虎。
xuéxí bùnéng mǎmahūhū 。
Learning should be focused on.
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你就是这个样子，不细心、粗心大意、做事马虎...
nǐ jiù shì zhè ge yàngzi ，bù xìxīn 、cūxīndàyì 、zuòshì mǎhu ...
You're always like this, not attentive, careless and sloppy in the way you go about things...
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当然有，你听我说，幼儿园的师资和环境都很重要，马虎不得，我当初是看了好几间才决定的，货比三家不吃亏。
dāngrán yǒu ，nǐ tīng wǒ shuō ，yòuéryuán de shīzī hé huánjìng dōu hěn zhòngyào ，mǎhu bùdé ，wǒ dāngchū shì kàn le hǎojǐ jiān cái decision de ，huò bǐ sānjiā bù chī kuī 。
Of course she has and listen up, the teacher and the environment is very important in kindergarten. You really can't afford to mess around. At the start I went to see quite a few before deciding. It never hurts to shop around.
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我们倒是见怪不怪，百毒不侵了。可我女儿怎么办？为了孩子，只能尽量选择安全的。奶粉都买进口的，蔬菜都买绿色的，能自己做就不在外面吃。一点儿也不敢马虎。
wǒmen dàoshì jiànguàibùguài ，bǎidúbùqīn le 。kě wǒ nǚér zěnme bàn ？wèile háizi ，zhǐnéng jǐnliàng xuǎnzé ānquán de 。nǎifěn dōu mǎi jìnkǒu de ，shūcài dōu mǎi lǜsè de ，néng zìjǐ zuò jiù bù zài wàimian chī 。yīdiǎnr5 yě bù gǎn mǎhu 。
We just have to deal with it and be immune to it. But what's my daughter supposed to do? For my child, I have to choose safe things as much as possible. I buy only imported milk powder. I buy only organic vegetables. I cook for myself when I can and avoid eating out. I don't dare to be careless in the least.
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马马虎虎
mǎmǎhūhū
So-so.
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马马虎虎
mǎmǎhūhū
So-so
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词汇也有不少问题。有些词语已经过时了，比如学生最爱说的“马马虎虎”。还有些词不是高频词，不实用。学这些不是浪费时间吗？
cíhuì yě yǒu bùshǎo wèntí 。yǒuxiē cíyǔ yǐjīng guòshí le ，bǐrú xuésheng zuìài shuō de “mǎmǎhūhū ”。hái yǒuxiē cí bùshì gāopíncí ，bù shíyòng 。xué zhèxiē bùshì làngfèi shíjiān ma ？
There's a lot of problems with the vocabulary too. Some of the words are already outdated. For example, the students love to say, 'just so-so.' Also, some of the words aren't high-frequency; it's not practical. Isn't it a waste of the student's time to study these?
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