过失

guò shī · guo shi

Traditional 過失

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. error
  2. fault
  3. (law) negligence
  4. delinquency

In a sentence

2 examples
01

比(bǐ)尔(ěr)承(chéng)担(dān)了(le)损(sǔn)失(shī)的(de)过(guò)失(shī)责(zé)任(rèn)。

Bill took the blame for the loss.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)事(shì)故(gù)是(shì)司(sī)机(jī)的(de)过(guò)失(shī)造(zào)成(chéng)的(de)。

This accident was caused by the driver's negligence.

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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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