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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

过失 [guòshī]
  1. 1. noun mistake

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

过失 [guòshī]
  1. 1. misfeasance
  2. 2. culpa
  3. 3. floater
  4. 4. onus
  5. 5. misstep
  6. 6. faux pas
  7. 7. frailty
  8. 8. demerit
  9. 9. stumble
  10. 10. lapse
  11. 11. default
  12. 12. negligence
  13. 13. aberrant
  14. 14. sin
  15. 15. slip

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

过失 [guòshī]
  1. 1. 由于疏忽大意造成的错误
    丢失文件是机要人员的过失
  2. 2. 法律上指由于疏忽大意而导致犯罪
    过失杀人。

Example Search

你别老揪住他的过失不放。
Do not cling to his faults.
他很大度,对于你所有的过失都在所不计。
He is very generous, and doesn't care much about any of your mistakes.
我们对他的过失必须定性。
We must determine what his error is.
不要为自己的过失解脱。
Don't go explaining away your mistakes.
他老板的过失由他扛着。
He's shouldering the blame for the boss's mistake.
过失
error
我求她原谅我的过失
I begged her pardon for my mistake.
这次火灾使得秘府中的古籍损失过半。
The fire destroyed more than half of the ancient books in the secret repository.
他失血过多。
He lost a lot of blood.
由于决策失误,我们错过了最好的戎机。
Due to mistakes in decision-making, we missed the best opportunity to win the battle.

Collocations

弥补过失
to make up for an error
严重过失
a serious mistake
过失杀人
negligent homicide
过失行为
offense

Word Decomposition

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行程 [xíngchē]

  • 1.drive a vehicle
  • 2.line; row; rank | trade; …
  • 3.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 4.go; walk; travel; cover
  • 5.drive a vehicle

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