过失 (過失)
guò shī
Pinyin

Definition

过失 (過失)
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guò shī
  1. error
  2. fault
  3. (law) negligence
  4. delinquency

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

失去
shī qù
  1. 1 to lose
失败
shī bài
  1. 1 to be defeated
  2. 2 to lose
  3. 3 to fail (e.g. experiments)
  4. 4 failure
  5. 5 defeat
  6. 6 classifier: 次 cì
失望
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair
失眠
shī mián
  1. 1 to suffer from insomnia
消失
xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
千虑一失
qiān lǜ yī shī
  1. 1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这个容易。首先，要坦率地承认自己的错误，使对方的怒气平息下来。然后分析自己犯错的原因，述说自己的难处。再恳请对方理解，原谅你的过失。
zhè ge róngyì 。shǒuxiān ，yào tǎnshuài de chéngrèn zìjǐ de cuòwù ，shǐ duìfāng de nùqì píngxī xiàlai 。ránhòu fēnxī zìjǐ fàncuò de yuányīn ，shùshuō zìjǐ de nánchu 。zài kěnqǐng duìfāng lǐjiě ，yuánliàng nǐ de guòshī 。
That's easy. First, you need to frankly admit your mistake to make the other person cool down from his anger. Afterwards analyze the reasons you made the mistake, and give an account of your difficulties. Then earnestly request the other person to understand and forgive your error.
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