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失误 (shī wù): Miss (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

失误 consists of 2 characters.

to lose; to miss; to fail

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 失误.

Words with 失

失望shī wàngHSK 4
失败shī bàiHSK 4
丢失diū shī
丧失sàng shī
失业shī yè
失事shī shì
失传shī chuán
失利shī lì

Words with 误

误会wù huìHSK 4
错误cuò wùHSK 4
延误yán wù
耽误dān wu
误区wù qū
误导wù dǎo
误差wù chā
误解wù jiě

How to Use 失误 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 失误 with other words naturally.

Subject + Predicatewith连连

shī失

wù误

lián连

lián连

neutral

mistakes one after another

Measure Word + Nounwith次

yī一

cì次

shī失

wù误

Adjective + Nounwith严重

yán严

zhòng重

shī失

wù误

Verb + Objectwith出现

chū出

xiàn现

shī失

wù误

Example Sentences with 失误

tā他

dǎ打

qiú球

shí时

shī失

wù误

le了

neutral

one mistake

neutral

serious mistake

neutral

make a mistake

。

He made a mistake while playing ball.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zhǔn准

bèi备

chōng充

fèn分

，

tā他

zài在

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

zhōng中

hái还

shì是

chū出

xiàn现

le了

guān关

jiàn键

xìng性

de的

shī失

wù误

。

Despite thorough preparation, he still made a critical mistake during the speech.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

jiě解

shì释

yí一

xià下

，

zhè这

cì次

xiàng项

mù目

yán延

wù误

de的

gēn根

běn本

shī失

wù误

zài在

nǎ哪

lǐ里

？

Can you explain where the fundamental mistake was that caused this project delay?

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zhè这

cì次

shī失

wù误

dǎo导

zhì致

wǒ我

men们

shū输

diào掉

le了

bǐ比

sài赛

。

This mistake caused us to lose the game.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

gè个

rén人

shī失

wù误

ér而

zhè这

cì次

jì技

shù术

shī失

wù误

bù不

jǐn仅

zào造

zài在

gōng工

zuò作

zhōng中

，

ǒu偶

ěr尔

de的

shī失

bié别

tài太

zì自

zé责

，

shuí谁

dōu都

huì会

zài在

jǐn

yǐng影

xiǎng响

guò过

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

de的

jìn进

dù度

。

He has never affected the entire team's progress due to a personal mistake.

chéng成

le了

sǔn损

shī失

，

hái还

bào暴

lù露

le了

liú流

chéng程

de的

lòu漏

dòng洞

。

This technical error not only caused losses but also exposed flaws in the process.

wù

误

shì是

kě可

yǐ以

lǐ理

jiě解

de的

，

dàn但

yào要

jí及

shí时

gǎi改

zhèng正

。

Occasional mistakes at work are understandable, but they should be corrected promptly.

紧

zhāng张

de的

shí时

hòu候

chū出

xiàn现

yì一

xiē些

xiǎo小

shī失

wù误

。

Don't blame yourself too much; everyone makes small mistakes when they're nervous.