失足

shīzú

verb #16,014

Meanings

1 to lose one's footing; to slip
2 to take a wrong step in life; to go astray

Characters

to lose; to miss

foot; sufficient

Examples

他在山上失足摔了下去。

Tā zài shān shàng shīzú shuāi le xiàqù.

He lost his footing on the mountain and fell.

一失足成千古恨。

Yī shīzú chéng qiāngǔ hèn.

One wrong step leads to eternal regret.

Tips

culture

一失足成千古恨 is a famous proverb meaning 'one misstep causes a thousand years of regret.' It warns that a single bad decision can have irreversible consequences.

Stroke Order

失 shī

足 zú