失
误

Lapse in Chinese: 失误 (shī wù)

shī wù

lapse

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 失誤1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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失
误

Zhuyin

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ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

ㄨˋ

wù

ㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

失误

Simplified

失誤

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 因为一个小失误，他输掉了比赛。

    yīn wèi yí gè xiǎo shī wù， tā shū diào le bǐ sài。

    Because of one small mistake, he lost the match.

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Related words

误

wù

mistake

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

误会

wù huì

to misunderstand

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

耽误

dān wu

to delay

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

失去

shī qù

to lose

失业

shī yè

unemployment

损失

sǔn shī

loss

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

误解

wù jiě

to misunderstand

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