马
虎
Careless in Chinese: 马虎 (mǎ hu)
mǎ hu
careless
HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 馬虎1 example sentence
Definitions
- 1careless
- 2sloppy
- 3negligent
- 4skimpy
Stroke order
Watch how to write 马虎 stroke by stroke.
马
虎
Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄇㄚˇ
mǎ
ㄇ/ mㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone
˙ㄏㄨ
hu
˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄨ/ u
Simplified & traditional
马虎
Simplified
馬虎
Traditional
Example sentences
See 马虎 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
我从马来西亚来的妈妈觉得那三匹马马马虎虎。
wǒ cóng mǎ lái xī yà lái de mā ma jué de nà sān pǐ mǎ mǎ mǎ hǔ hǔ。
My mother from Malaysia thinks that those three horses are so-so.
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