失手

shīshǒu

verb #9,468

Meanings

1 to accidentally drop
2 to make a slip (of the hand)
3 to bungle

Characters

to lose; to miss

Examples

她失手打碎了一个花瓶。

Tā shīshǒu dǎsuì le yī gè huāpíng.

She accidentally broke a vase.

他失手让球掉了。

Tā shīshǒu ràng qiú diào le.

He fumbled and let the ball drop.

这次比赛他失手了。

Zhècì bǐsài tā shīshǒu le.

He slipped up in this competition.

Tips

usage

失手 can be literal (dropping something) or figurative (making an unexpected mistake, especially in competition or a task you're normally good at). It implies the error was unintentional.

Stroke Order

失 shī

手 shǒu