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7-9

carelessness

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shu1hu1 shūhū

Meaning


Primary

carelessness

Alternatives

careless, negligence

Mnemonic


疏忽 Carelessness is when you 忽 neglect something because your thoughts directed towards it are very 疏 sparse.

Usage


我 因为 疏忽 忘了 锁门。

Because of carelessness, I forgot to lock the door.

这个 意外 是 一时 的 疏忽。

This accident was caused by a moment of carelessness.

这次 的 错误 是 我 的 疏忽。

This mistake was my carelessness.

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