马虎

Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective)

careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy

Idiom: 马马虎虎 (so-so; careless).

Examples

• 他做事太马虎了。

  tā zuò shì tài mǎ hǔ le.

  He's far too sloppy in his work.

• 考试的时候千万别马虎。

  kǎo shì de shí hòu qiān wàn bié mǎ hǔ.

  Whatever you do, don't be careless in the exam.

• 这件事很重要，不能马虎。

  zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòng yào, bù néng mǎ hǔ.

  This is important — you can't be sloppy about it.

Easily confused

• 粗心 — 马虎 stresses a sloppy, couldn't-care-less attitude; 粗心 is making mistakes through inattention.

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