失手

shī shǒu · shi shou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. a slip
  2. miscalculation
  3. unwise move
  4. accidentally
  5. by mistake
  6. to lose control
  7. to be defeated

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)失(shī)手(shǒu)打(dǎ)碎(suì)了(le)妈(mā)妈(ma)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)花(huā)瓶(píng)。

He accidentally broke his mother's favorite vase.

02

守(shǒu)门(mén)员(yuán)失(shī)手(shǒu),让(ràng)对(duì)方(fāng)进(jìn)了(le)一(yì)球(qiú)。

The goalkeeper made a mistake and let the other team score a goal.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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