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失误

shīwù

mistake

How common it is

失误 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say shīwù slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

失误是指不小心做错的事。

shī wù shì zhǐ bù xiǎo xīn zuò cuò de shì.

Mistake refers to something done wrong by accident.

Context note

失误可以让我们学习。

shī wù kě yǐ ràng wǒ men xué xí.

Mistakes can let us learn.

5 examples

这是一个小失误。
zhè shì yí gè xiǎo shī wù。
This is a small mistake.
失误没关系。
shī wù méi guān xì。
Mistakes are okay.
我改正了失误。
wǒ gǎi zhèng le shī wù。
I corrected the mistake.
失误让我们进步。
shī wù ràng wǒ men jìn bù。
Mistakes help us improve.
从失误中学到东西。
cóng shī wù zhōng xué dào dōng xī。
Learn something from mistakes.

5 mini stories

小猴子犯了一个失误。
xiǎo hóu zi fàn le yí gè shī wù。
The little monkey made a mistake.
失误后他更小心了。
shī wù hòu tā gèng xiǎo xīn le。
After the mistake, he became more careful.
大家帮助他改正失误。
dà jiā bāng zhù tā gǎi zhèng shī wù。
Everyone helped him correct the mistake.
失误变成了好经验。
shī wù biàn chéng le hǎo jīng yàn。
The mistake turned into good experience.
我们不怕失误。
wǒ men bú pà shī wù。
We are not afraid of mistakes.

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