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 shūhū-dàyì, dǎozhì le 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 ('to cause') to describe consequences.

Stroke Order

shū