疏忽大意

shūhū-dàyì
idiom #35,767

Meanings

  1. 1 careless and negligent
  2. 2 oversight
  3. 3 to fail to pay attention to detail

Examples

Sījī shūhūdàyì, dǎozhì le zhè chǎng shìgù.
The driver was careless and negligent, which caused this accident.
Zuò shíyàn juébù néng shūhūdàyì.
When conducting experiments, you absolutely cannot be careless.

Tips

usage
A four-character set phrase rather than a classical chengyu — common in news reports about accidents or workplace incidents. Often paired with 造成 (zàochéng, 'to cause') to describe consequences.

Stroke Order

shū