疏 shū
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 疋 — roll, bolt of cloth
- Made of
- 疋 roll, bolt of cloth 㐬 pennant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
疏忽
shūhu
to neglect; to overlook; negligence
Characters in this word
忽 hū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这起事故并非技术缺陷造成，而是管理层长期疏忽安全培训的结果。 Zhè qǐ shìgù bìngfēi jìshù quēxiàn zàochéng, ér shì guǎnlǐcéng chángqī shūhu ānquán péixùn de jiéguǒ. This accident was not caused by a technical defect, but by management's long-term neglect of safety training.
- 他一时疏忽，把钥匙忘在家里了。 Tā yīshí shūhu, bǎ yàoshi wàng zài jiālǐ le. In a moment of carelessness, he left his keys at home.
- 写报告的时候要细心，不能有任何疏忽。 Xiě bàogào de shíhou yào xìxīn, bù néng yǒu rènhé shūhu. When writing a report you must be careful and allow no oversight.
Related words
- 生疏 shēngshū unfamiliar; rusty; out of practice
- 疏导 shūdǎo to guide; to channel; to ease
- 疏散 shūsàn to evacuate; to disperse; scattered
- 疏通 shūtōng to dredge; to clear; to smooth out
- 疏远 shūyuǎn distant; estranged; to become distant
- 忽然 hūrán suddenly
- 忽视 hūshì to ignore
- 忽略 hūlüè to neglect, to overlook
- 忽冷忽热 hūlěnghūrè changeable; hot and cold
- 忽悠 hūyou to fool; to hoodwink
- 遗忘 yíwàng to forget; to be forgotten
- 逃避 táobì to evade; to avoid