错失良机

錯失良機

cuòshī-liángjī

idiom #28,425

Meanings

1 to miss a golden opportunity
2 to let a good chance slip by

Characters

to lose; to miss

opportunity; machine

Examples

HSK 4

不要再等了，否则我们会错失良机。

Bùyào zài děng le, fǒuzé wǒmen huì cuòshī-liángjī.

Stop waiting, otherwise we'll miss our chance.

HSK 7-9

他因为犹豫不决，错失良机。

Tā yīnwèi yóuyù-bùjué, cuòshī-liángjī.

He missed a golden opportunity because he was indecisive.

Tips

memory

Think of it as 错 (wrong/miss) + 失 (lose) + 良 (good) + 机: wrongly losing a good opportunity.

Stroke Order

错 cuò

失 shī

良 liáng

机 jī