shī wù
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  • 1

    v.err or make a mistake (out of negligence, imcompetence, etc.); slip up

    • shī wù bù shǎo

      失误

      There were many mistakes.

    • jiū zhèng gōng zuò li de shī wù

      纠正工作失误

      correct slips in one's work

    • tā jī zhòng le sān cì shī wù liǎng cì

      击中失误

      He scored three hits and two misses.

  • 2

    n.error; fault; mistake

    • zài gōng zuò zhōng nán miǎn huì yǒu shī wù

      工作难免失误

      It is hard to avoid mistakes in one's work.

    • rén wéi de shī wù kě néng shì yī gè huì qǐ zuò yòng de yīn sù

      人为失误可能作用因素

      Human error may have been a contributing factor.

    • zhè cì shì gù shì fēi xíng yuán pàn duàn shī wù suǒ zhì

      事故飞行员判断失误所致

      The accident was caused by an error of judgement on the part of the pilot.

  • 3

    n.fault; muff; miss; error

    • rú guǒ chū xiàn le cuò wù jiù huì rèn wéi shì xiàn chǎng zhǐ huī guān de shī wù

      如果出现错误认为现场指挥官失误

      If mistakes occurred, they were assumed to be the fault of the commander on the spot.

    • yóu yú jiào zhǔn zhě de shī wù tú biǎo li de shù mù bìng bù zhǔn què

      由于校准失误图表数目准确

      The amount was misstated in the table because of an error by regulators.

    • tā shī wù de yuán yīn shì nián qīng méi yǒu jīng yàn

      失误原因年轻没有经验

      His mistake was due to youth and inexperience.

Word usage

  • "失误" is often matched with measure word "次"or"个".
    • 失误

      one mistake

    • 失误

      one mistake