失误 (shīwù) means Lapse (miss - mistake - fault). Below are 6 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
谁都难免出现 失误 。
Shéi dōu nánmiǎn chūxiàn shīwù.
Nobody can avoid making mistakes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 失误
这次 失误 让球队输了比赛。
Zhè cì shīwù ràng qiúduì shū le bǐsài.
This error cost the team the match.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 失误
一次 失误 让他丧失了机会。
Yí cì shīwù ràng tā sàngshī le jīhuì.
One slip cost him the opportunity.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丧失
一个小 失误 引发了连锁反应。
Yí ge xiǎo shīwù yǐnfā le liánsuǒ fǎnyìng.
One small slip set off a chain reaction.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 连锁
一次 失误 抹杀不了全部成绩。
Yí cì shīwù mǒshā bu liǎo quánbù chéngjì.
One slip cannot cancel out all his achievements.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 抹杀
理解上的偏差导致了这次 失误 。
Lǐjiě shang de piānchā dǎozhì le zhè cì shīwù.
A deviation in understanding led to this mistake.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 偏差
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Questions about 失误
How is 失误 used in a sentence?
This page shows 6 sentences using 失误 (shīwù, "Lapse (miss - mistake - fault)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 失误 an HSK word?
Yes — 失误 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 失误?
The dictionary page for 失误 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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