失误

Meaning(verbal noun, verb)

lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)

Examples

• 这是我工作的失误。

  zhè shì wǒ gōng zuò de shī wù.

  This was my mistake at work.

• 比赛中他发球失误了两次。

  bǐ sài zhōng tā fā qiú shī wù le liǎng cì.

  He made two service faults in the match.

• 一个小失误让公司损失很大。

  yí gè xiǎo shī wù ràng gōng sī sǔn shī hěn dà.

  A small slip cost the company a lot.

Easily confused

• 错误 — 错误 = error in general; 失误 = slip made while doing something (work, sports).

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