疏忽大意

shūhūdàyì
idiom #35,767

Meanings

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

Examples

Sījī shūhū dàyì, dǎozhìle zhè chǎng shìgù.
The driver was careless and negligent, which caused this accident.
Zuò shíyàn jué bùnéng shūhū dàyì.
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