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失误

失误 shīwù

失误 shīwù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 失误 shīwù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shīwù | shi1 wu4
English translation
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mistake
to make a mistake
fault
service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)

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About 失误 shīwù

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Traditional form

失誤

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 失误 shīwù

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shī

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of something falling out of the hand.

Positional decomposition

丿夫

Number of Strokes

5

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

讠吴

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 失误 shīwù

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相信 xiāngxìn zhè 只不过 zhǐ bu guò shì 一次 yī cì 失误 shīwù

I'm sure it was just some sort of mix-up.

奥米 zài 失误 shīwù 面前 miàn qián 表现 biǎoxiàn 处乱不惊 gěi 贝丝留下 liú xià le 深刻印象

Beth was struck by how Naomi took the mistake in her stride.

管理 guǎnlǐ shǎng de 重大 zhòngdà 失误 shīwù 使 shǐ 公司 gōngsī 陷入 xiànrù 亟须重组 chóng zǔ de 境地 jìng dì

His gross misman-agement left the company desperately in need of restructuring.

前锋 qián fēng 艾伦·史密斯 Shǐ mì sī 两次严重 yánzhòng 失误 shīwù jiāng 球射 piān

Striker Alan Smith was guilty of two glaring misses.

失误 shīwù Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 失误 shīwù and their own compounds.

失误 shīwù Compounds

See all 29 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 失误 shīwù in their composition.

  • shī
    • Tiě , diē , zhì , dié , , , , zhì , chì , dié , zhí , , dié , dié , zhì , zhì , zhí , dié , , , , , , , , , , ,
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