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过失 guòshī

过失 guòshī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 过失 guòshī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guòshī | guo4 shi1
English translation
defect
fault

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About 过失 guòshī

Read some general information about the Chinese word 过失 guòshī .

Traditional form

過失

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 过失 guòshī

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Guò

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and guō represents the sound. The simplified character Guò was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character guò .

Phonetic compound

guō

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶寸

Number of Strokes

6
shī

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of something falling out of the hand.

Positional decomposition

丿夫

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 过失 guòshī

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法庭 fǎ tíng 作出 zuò chū 判决 pànjué 认定 rèndìng 受害 shòu hài Fāng fàn yǒu 共同 gòngtóng 过失 guòshī .

The court made a finding of contributory negligence.

yīn 受到 shòudào 挑衅 tiǎoxìn ér 过失杀人 guò shī shā rén de 有罪 yǒu zuì 答辩 dábiàn bèi 驳回 bó huí

Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.

那些 nà xiē 司机 sījī 必然 bìrán huì 受到 shòudào 过失杀人 guò shī shā rén de 指控 zhǐ kòng

Those drivers should face an automatic charge of manslaughter.

过失 guòshī Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 过失 guòshī and their own compounds.

过失 guòshī Compounds

See all 30 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 过失 guòshī in their composition.

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