失误

失误失誤 shī ㄕ ㄨˋ sat1 ng6 HSK 5

  • lapse
  • mistake
  • to make a mistake
  • fault
  • service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 失 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 汤姆犯了个大失误。 Tom has made a big mistake.
  • 据统计,数百名员工不得不工作上百个小时出现的失误与计算机在百万分之一秒的时间内才会犯的错同样巨大。 It was calculated that hundreds of workers would have to work a hundred hours to make a mistake as enormous as that which a computer can make in a millionth of a second.

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