麻痹大意

麻痺大意

mábì-dàyì

idiom

Meanings

1 careless and negligent
2 to let down one's guard
3 to be complacent and inattentive

Characters

paralyzed; deadened

attention; mind

Examples

HSK 3

做安全工作千万不能麻痹大意。

Zuò ānquán gōngzuò qiānwàn bùnéng mábì-dàyì.

In safety work you absolutely cannot let your guard down.

HSK 4

他因为麻痹大意，导致了这次事故。

Tā yīnwèi mábì-dàyì, dǎozhì le zhè cì shìgù.

His carelessness caused this accident.

HSK 7-9

疫情还没结束，不能麻痹大意。

Yìqíng hái méi jiéshù, bùnéng mábì-dàyì.

The outbreak isn't over yet - we can't get complacent.

Tips

usage

Strongly critical. Used in safety, security, and public-health contexts to warn against complacency. Standard collocation: 不能 / 切勿 / 切忌 + 麻痹大意.

memory

麻痹 originally 'paralysis / numbness' - the body's senses go offline. Extended to mental numbness: a mind that fails to notice danger. 大意 = 'careless'. Numb + careless = guard completely down.

Stroke Order

麻 má

痹 bì

大 dà

意 yì