失误
Old HSK 6
失误 (shīwù) · mistake
失误 (shīwù) means “mistake; error; to slip up”. It is written with 2 characters: 失 (to lose) + 误 (error). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 失误 is built
The characters
失 shī · to lose
What 失 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: Something 丿 falling from a hand 夫 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
误 wù · error
What 误 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 吴wú — one of several warring states
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 吴 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
一个小失误让我们输了比赛。Yí gè xiǎo shīwù ràng wǒmen shū le bǐsài.One small mistake cost us the match.
他在工作中很少失误。Tā zài gōngzuò zhōng hěn shǎo shīwù.He rarely makes mistakes at work.
Questions about 失误
What does 失误 mean?
失误 (shīwù) means “mistake; error; to slip up”.
How do you pronounce 失误?
失误 is pronounced shīwù.
Which HSK level is 失误?
失误 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 失去shīqùto lose
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 失败shībàito fail
- 失望shīwàngdisappointed
- 失业shīyèto lose one's job
- 失眠shīmiáninsomnia
- 损失sǔnshīloss
- 得不偿失débùchángshīthe gains don't make up for the losses
- 过失guòshīfault
- 丧失sàngshīto lose
Learn 失误 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 163: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.