纰漏

紕漏

pīlòu

noun #22,400

Meanings

1 careless mistake
2 slip-up
3 error due to negligence
4 blunder

Characters

disorderly / error in weaving

to leak / to omit / to slip through

Examples

这次活动出现了几处纰漏，需要改进。

Zhè cì huódòng chūxiànle jǐ chù pīlòu, xūyào gǎijìn.

There were several slip-ups in this event that need to be improved.

请仔细检查合同，不要出任何纰漏。

Qǐng zǐxì jiǎnchá hétong, bùyào chū rènhé pīlòu.

Please check the contract carefully so there are no careless mistakes.

Tips

memory

纰 means 'disorderly threads in cloth' — errors that unravel things — and 漏 means 'leak.' Together: small mistakes that let things slip through. Common in formal writing about management or event planning errors.

Stroke Order

纰 pī

漏 lòu