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  • adj.careless; casual; perfunctory; sloppy

    • zuò shì yào rèn zhēn mǎ hu kě bù xíng

      认真马虎

      Take whatever you do seriously.

    • cì xiù yāo qiú hěn gāo yī zhēn yě bù néng mǎ hu

      刺绣要求马虎

      Embroidery calls for great care. There must not be even a single sloppy stitch.

    • tā yòng yǎn jìng hěn mǎ hu yǐ jīng diū le sān fù le

      眼镜马虎已经

      He's careless with his glasses and has lost three pairs.

    • zhè shì jiàn dà shì bù néng mǎ hu guò qu

      大事马虎过去

      This is a serious matter. It shouldn't be handled in just any old way.

    • gōng zuò mǎ hu

      工作马虎

      be careless in one's work

    • mǎ hu xíng shì

      马虎行事

      do things in a perfunctory manner

    • chāo xiě tài mǎ hu cuò zì hěn duō

      抄写马虎错字

      It is copied in a very slapdash manner, and there are many mistakes.

    • mǎ hu guò qù suàn le

      马虎过去

      Don't take it too seriously.

    • zài mǎ hu de rén yě néng yī yǎn kàn míng bai shì zěn me huí shì

      马虎明白怎么回事

      It's obvious even to the casual observer.

Word usage

  • Note
    "马虎" cannot be written as "马糊".
  • "马虎" can be reduplicated, for example: "马马虎虎".
    • 终身大事慎重岂能马马虎虎

      You should be careful about your marriage.